Computer History: IBM System/360 Mainframe 1964 ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, Transistors, Data Processing

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Computer History: IBM System/360 Mainframe: Original vintage 1964 announcement by IBM of the groundbreaking “System/360” family of Mainframe computers. Describes origin and meaning of the term “360”; shows hardware and manufacturing process for Solid Logic Technology circuits. Restoration edits done to improve viewing quality. Historical/Educational Film, uploaded by the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP). Material courtesy of IBM Archives, used with permission. Run time: 17 mins. Color.

Film opens with a flashback to the Harvard Mark I of 1944, then describes progress towards the System/360 architecture.

Key terms and concepts mentioned in the film:
IBM System 360 Mainframe
Modular system design
Multi-processors
Core Storage
Drum Storage
Solid Logic Circuits
Substrates
Transistors
Diodes
Card reader technology
Programming
Business Applications

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