Today marks the 50th anniversary of IBM's announcement of its famous System/360 family of computers.
"System/360...was more than a just another computer," writes Gavin Clark in the UK's The Register today.
System/360 "changed IBM just as it changed computing and the technology industry," Clark reports.
"Where the S/360 was different was that it introduced a brand-new way of thinking about how computers could and should be built and used.
"The S/360 made computing affordable and practical - relatively speaking. We're not talking the personal computer revolution of the 1980s, but it was a step," Clark writes.
For more on Clark's report:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/07/ibm_s_360_50_anniversary/
For an excellent report on System/360's 40th anniversary written by IBM's Chuck Boyer: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/tw/resources/system_tw_360revolution_040704.pdf
With thanks to my old friend Michael Lazare for reminding us about this milestone.
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