IT can trace its roots back to arguably the most important computer introduction made 52 years ago today. April 7, 1964 was the day IBM introduced its System/360, the first true mainframe for the ...

The officials cite "deeply troubling reports of dangerous interactions" that have "rightly shaken the American public's confidence." Authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson sue Apple, alleging it ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A look back shows a “resume full of significant milestones in computing history,” according to IBM. The mainframe’s handling of big data analytics and cloud computing are helping with IBM’s Smarter ...

In the book of corporate folklore, former IBM CEO Thomas Watson Jr. deserves a special spot. Specifically, the massive gamble he took in 1964 to introduce the System/360, which had the potential to ...

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.

The IBM System/360 mainframe was the darling and the workhorse of its day. McKnight/AP __1964: __ IBM unveils the System/360 line of mainframe computers. It was a daring innovation that transformed ...