1944GPW
Veteran Member
Today 7th April marks the 50th anniversary of the announcement of the IBM System 360 range, an architecture and hardware platform concept that revolutionised the industry.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/06/ibm-mainframes-mark-50th-anniversary/7364535/
Personal connection- My dad was an Australian IBM CE who was sent on assignment with family to Hursley UK in 1964 then Poughkeepsie in 1965 to learn the hardware of the Model 40 (2040 CPU) so that he'd be able to work on the /40's to be installed around the Asia/Pacific region in the 60s, and also train other CE's. I'm not sure how many people can claim that a computer influenced where they were born, but that's the case for me - because of the 360/40 I was born near IBM's Hursley labs whilst my parents were there. (I'm heading off camping for a few days right now but will post some more when I get back.)
Steve.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/06/ibm-mainframes-mark-50th-anniversary/7364535/
Personal connection- My dad was an Australian IBM CE who was sent on assignment with family to Hursley UK in 1964 then Poughkeepsie in 1965 to learn the hardware of the Model 40 (2040 CPU) so that he'd be able to work on the /40's to be installed around the Asia/Pacific region in the 60s, and also train other CE's. I'm not sure how many people can claim that a computer influenced where they were born, but that's the case for me - because of the 360/40 I was born near IBM's Hursley labs whilst my parents were there. (I'm heading off camping for a few days right now but will post some more when I get back.)
Steve.