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IBM - IBM System/360

Time: Tuesday Apr 7, 1964

Place: U.S.

Details: On 7 April 1964, IBM announced the first computer system family, the IBM System/360. It spanned the complete range of commercial and scientific applications from large to small, allowing companies to upgrade to models with greater computing capability without having to rewrite their applications.

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