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RE[7]: Novell will at least threaten to sue
by Cloudy on Thu 16th Aug 2007 05:35
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RE[7]: Novell will at least threaten to sue
by sbergman27 on Thu 16th Aug 2007 14:09
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They created System/360, a revolutionary line of mainframe computers that used transistors instead of vacuum tubes, featuring a common platform architecture and operating system across dozens of models.
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Oh. That little thing. ;-)
I did not realize that the 360 was that revolutionary. Just that it was really big in its day. I'll read up on it. Thanks.
-Steve
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2005-07-08
They created System/360, a revolutionary line of mainframe computers that used transistors instead of vacuum tubes, featuring a common platform architecture and operating system across dozens of models. The R&D reportedly exceeded an unprecedented $1 billion in 1960s currency, but s/360 made IBM virtually untouchable in the computer industry for nearly two decades.