IBM's first family of computer systems. Introduced in 1964, System/360 was the first computer series ever offered to the public. Prior to System/360, only single computers were introduced at one time.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1964 IBM Corporation announced a ...

In many ways, the modern computer era began in the New Englander Motor Hotel in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was there in 1961 that a task force of top IBM engineers met in secret to figure out how to ...

mainframe ' System / 360 ', which IBM announced in 1964, is the first model to launch a near modern-day computer as a commercial, ' OS general-purpose computer capable of sharing OS, and highly ...

April 7, 1964, might not be a day you remember. But for IBM, it was monumental. On that day, you see, Big Blue introduced a major new family of mainframe computers called the System 360. The company ...

The IBM System/360 front panel is a beautiful piece of equipment. Wouldn’t you like to have one powered up, hanging on the wall in your office? It’s funny how things sometimes come together. For ...

Choosing whether to buy an Xbox 360 at launch will be tough, especially since there will be two very different bundles: a full bundle equipped with all accessories for $399, and a more-basic system ...

Before IBM was synonymous with personal computers, they were synonymous with large computers. If you didn’t live it, it was hard to realize just how ubiquitous IBM computers were in most industries.