The System/360 and its successor System/370 continued to sell well into the 1970s, as punch cards were slowly replaced by IBM 3270 terminals, known as green screens.

System/360 Model 91 in the late 1960s. We're seeing industry pundits from all quarters take the time to congratulate or castigate IBM for being able to sell variations of the System/360 for 50 ...

With decades of history behind it, there seems to be no end in sight for the beloved mainframe. Here's a glimpse at its past, present and future.

The IBM mainframe Unveiled on April 7, 1964, by IBM Chairman Thomas Watson Jr., the mainframe, also known as System/360, enabled companies to do multiple tasks on a computer at the same time.

The roots of IBM mainframes, IT run through the System/360 IT can trace its roots back to arguably the most important computer introduction made 52 years ago today.

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 ...

Big Blue’s latest reinvention toward hybrid-cloud, AI, and quantum computing is no sideshow—it is a reminder that few tech titans survive a century without learning how to pivot, listen, and build for ...

Object Details maker IBM Description In 1964 IBM Corporation announced a new family of room-sized computers, the IBM 360 System. It included several models of differing cost and capabilities. These ...

I was introduced to the IBM System/360, which was their newest mainframe computer. At the same time, I took classes at the Brooklyn Poly facility in Farmingdale near Grumman.