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64 thoughts on “An IBM System 360”
Wow, it looks complicated! (Is this supposed to be a computer)?
hah, good point: i can see them loading in 1 of those classic bright-data-squares & then hearing the computer
voice starting up [along w/ lots of harsh cool, oldschool audio-tones] : “work-ing”
Here’s a short video of the IBM 360 in action at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle. Thanks, Matt, to you and Automattic for attending and hosting the WP Seattle reception at the museum last night. It was a really cool seeing all those working computers in one place and hearing about future plans for WordPress.
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Thank God for “User experience design”. This is what some poor engineer or set of engineers once had to grapple with courtesy of big blue. Of course we shouldn’t forget machines like this brought us to where we are now. But we can only be thankful we are where we are. I’m getting pain in my fingers imagining trying to post this on that machine. Still being a good old fashioned tech-boy I’d still love to have a go on it.
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The IBM System/360 (S/360) was a mainframe computer system family announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978.[1] It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific. The design made a clear distinction between architecture and implementation, allowing IBM to release a suite of compatible designs at different prices. All but the most expensive systems used microcode to implement the instruction set, which featured 8-bit byte addressing and binary, decimal and floating-point calculations.
The slowest System/360 models announced in 1964 ranged in speed from 0.0018 to 0.034 MIPS;[2] the fastest models were approximately 50 times as fast[3] with 8 kB and up to 8 MB of internal main memory,[3] though the latter was unusual, and up to 8 megabytes of slower Large Core Storage (LCS). A large system might have as little as 256 kB of main storage, but 512 kB, 768 kB or 1024 kB was more common.
System/360 was extremely successful in the market, allowing customers to purchase a smaller system with the knowledge they would always be able to migrate upward if their needs grew, without reprogramming of application software or replacing peripheral devices. The design is considered by many to be one of the most successful computers in history, influencing computer design for years to come.
The chief architect of System/360 was Gene Amdahl, and the project was managed by Fred Brooks, responsible to Chairman Thomas J. Watson Jr.[3] The commercial release was piloted by another of Watson’s lieutenants John R. Opel who managed the launch of IBM’s System 360 mainframe family in 1964.[4]
Application level compatibility (with some restrictions) for System/360 software is maintained until present day with the IBM zSeries computers.
I am just not buying this guys. It would be too easy to put up a little sign on the top. I am gonna say good try. It is not a old computer perhaps something from NASA or engineering recording studio equipment. I don’t know, Guess I could take the time to zoom in. Some of the dials are little old but I am not going to believe it is Just because someone stuck a sign on it…
My laptop holds thousands of times more than that old thing did. But in 1966 it was the top of it’s field. The large ones like this system might have had as much as 1000 kB of main storage and running 8mb of internal memory. Floating point decimals,,, i played with one in 1978 and thought it was tops. Texas Instruments produced the first integrated circuit-based computer for the Air Force in 1961.
Back in the day, when I was a young college student, I wrote fortran programs for an IBM 360. Later, I wrote COBOL programs for the IBM 370. Ahh, those were the days. We used punch cards, wrote JCL, and even understand how the program was compiled so that we could understand why the program failed. Anyone remember, SOC7? Damn, I feel old.
Wow, it looks complicated! (Is this supposed to be a computer)?
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I believe it is.
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an inside look at Bill Gate’s mind, before he plagiarized IBM and made Microsoft…fucking thief!
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That’s retro man.
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Was this the 1st one or something?
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Glad I am not the operator
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Hey Matt the boss…that a nice pic boss.
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When will WordPress be supported on this?
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Holy awesome.
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gr8 shot, nothin’ like oldschool. next we need a patch bay & moog
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Is this a contemporary computer or some kind of the terminals that used to be?
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Following a search, amazing that its a main frame computer, it would look at home on board the Starship Enterprise 🙂
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hah, good point: i can see them loading in 1 of those classic bright-data-squares & then hearing the computer
voice starting up [along w/ lots of harsh cool, oldschool audio-tones] : “work-ing”
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Ha ha ha ha me too! 😉
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It’s a biiiiiiiiiig lap- top……
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It’s a boat anchor!
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This looks like it was made a few years ago. Prototype for today’s smartphones? 😉 Great pic.
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ibm
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Amazing to see one of these again.
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Here’s a short video of the IBM 360 in action at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle. Thanks, Matt, to you and Automattic for attending and hosting the WP Seattle reception at the museum last night. It was a really cool seeing all those working computers in one place and hearing about future plans for WordPress.
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I know what it is and I know how to work it.
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An IBM System 360
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super compuer
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Cool beans but I don’t know what this is
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Hello from Spain
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Those were the good old days!!!!!
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took the words right out of my mouth
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Reblogged this on Irsyadul Ihsan and commented:
good
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excellent! boss
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wow!
real something. we really are gonna take over the world.
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Thank God for “User experience design”. This is what some poor engineer or set of engineers once had to grapple with courtesy of big blue. Of course we shouldn’t forget machines like this brought us to where we are now. But we can only be thankful we are where we are. I’m getting pain in my fingers imagining trying to post this on that machine. Still being a good old fashioned tech-boy I’d still love to have a go on it.
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Reblogged this on christopher's awesome blog.
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reguardless of size, i’d love one of those
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Yes if only I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the evening, I’d hammer all day
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🙂
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Wow! How fas? Haow much memory?
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IBM at there best
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IBM at their best
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Reblogged this on Cool Website and commented:
its nice
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Reblogged this on barretojrj and commented:
The IBM System/360 (S/360) was a mainframe computer system family announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978.[1] It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific. The design made a clear distinction between architecture and implementation, allowing IBM to release a suite of compatible designs at different prices. All but the most expensive systems used microcode to implement the instruction set, which featured 8-bit byte addressing and binary, decimal and floating-point calculations.
The slowest System/360 models announced in 1964 ranged in speed from 0.0018 to 0.034 MIPS;[2] the fastest models were approximately 50 times as fast[3] with 8 kB and up to 8 MB of internal main memory,[3] though the latter was unusual, and up to 8 megabytes of slower Large Core Storage (LCS). A large system might have as little as 256 kB of main storage, but 512 kB, 768 kB or 1024 kB was more common.
System/360 was extremely successful in the market, allowing customers to purchase a smaller system with the knowledge they would always be able to migrate upward if their needs grew, without reprogramming of application software or replacing peripheral devices. The design is considered by many to be one of the most successful computers in history, influencing computer design for years to come.
The chief architect of System/360 was Gene Amdahl, and the project was managed by Fred Brooks, responsible to Chairman Thomas J. Watson Jr.[3] The commercial release was piloted by another of Watson’s lieutenants John R. Opel who managed the launch of IBM’s System 360 mainframe family in 1964.[4]
Application level compatibility (with some restrictions) for System/360 software is maintained until present day with the IBM zSeries computers.
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Wow, looks like the system I used to work on in the 70’s. Let’s see a photo next of some punch cards! Lol!
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I am just not buying this guys. It would be too easy to put up a little sign on the top. I am gonna say good try. It is not a old computer perhaps something from NASA or engineering recording studio equipment. I don’t know, Guess I could take the time to zoom in. Some of the dials are little old but I am not going to believe it is Just because someone stuck a sign on it…
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This doesn’t look user friendly 😛
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not a keyboard, mouse or monitor in sight.
But once you get used to it it makes perfect sense
nice pic mate, love of the geek, I guess
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My laptop holds thousands of times more than that old thing did. But in 1966 it was the top of it’s field. The large ones like this system might have had as much as 1000 kB of main storage and running 8mb of internal memory. Floating point decimals,,, i played with one in 1978 and thought it was tops. Texas Instruments produced the first integrated circuit-based computer for the Air Force in 1961.
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lots of bulbs. Wow 🙂
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Brings back memories.
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Oh my god.I feel I seem to have dense phobia.
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Back in the day, when I was a young college student, I wrote fortran programs for an IBM 360. Later, I wrote COBOL programs for the IBM 370. Ahh, those were the days. We used punch cards, wrote JCL, and even understand how the program was compiled so that we could understand why the program failed. Anyone remember, SOC7? Damn, I feel old.
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My father says he has very fond memories working on that machine – cant shut him up now!!
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This is an awesome machine, nice to see it still works.
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