Computer History Archives Project

1964 IBM System/360 Mainframe ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, Transistors, Data Processing (2015x4)

Air date: Sep 16, 2015

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.