IBM - International Business Machines
Timeline for IBM :
17 Feb 1874 |
Thomas J. Watson Sr. is born
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1890 |
Herman Hollerith designs tabulating machines for 1890 U.S. Census
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16 Aug 1890 |
US Census Bureau announces results using Herman Hollerith's machine
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1910 |
3 companies merge to become C-T-R
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1914 |
Thomas J. Watson Sr. joins C-T-R
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9 Apr 1919 |
ENIAC Designer Presper Eckert Is Born
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14 Feb 1924 |
CTR becomes IBM
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1928 |
Introduction of 80-columns card format
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1934 |
IBM 405 Alphabetical Accounting Machine introduced
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1944 |
First Harvard Mark 1 shipped
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11 Dec 1946 |
Frederick Williams Receives Patent for RAM device
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1947 |
The Williams tube won the race for a practical random-access memory
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1948 |
IBM's Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator was built
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2 Jul 1953 |
IBM announces the Model 650 computer
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20 Sep 1954 |
First FORTRAN Program Runs
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1 Oct 1954 |
IBM Announces Model 705 Computer
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28 Oct 1955 |
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, was born
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1956 |
IBM brings out the Magnetic Disk Memory
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4 Mar 1956 |
Wang Sells Core Memory Patent to IBM
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13 Sep 1956 |
IBM introduces the IBM 350
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1957 |
FORTRAN-1 is formally published
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1962 |
"Music from Mathematics" LP was created using an IBM 7090 computer
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7 Apr 1964 |
IBM releases the System 360 range of commercial computers
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1965 |
DEC unveils the PDP-8,
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1968 |
T J Watson & IBM granted patent for the DRAM
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Feb 1968 |
IBM tests a 8in floppy disc
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20 Nov 1969 |
IBM introduces Call 360 Time Sharing into Britain
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8 Jan 1970 |
Met Office installs IBM 360/195
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1 Oct 1970 |
IBM 370/145 introduced
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19 Nov 1970 |
UK Rutherford Laboratory chooses IBM 360/195
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11 Mar 1971 |
IBM 370/135 Launched
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8 Jul 1971 |
IBM's Thomas J Watson retires
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11 Nov 1971 |
Univac introduce the 9700
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13 Jan 1972 |
IBM 360/65 link for airline reservations
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27 Jan 1972 |
Exports boosted by orders for IBM
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16 Mar 1972 |
IBM 3750 switching system
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23 Mar 1972 |
Virtual memory for IBM 370 developed in US
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27 Apr 1972 |
Worlds first IBM 370/135 installed in Britain
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11 May 1972 |
IBM mark reader for 370's and System 3
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6 Jul 1972 |
IBM 370/165 to aid experimental work at Daresbury
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20 Jul 1972 |
IBM 360/30 installation to improve Grasp capability
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27 Jul 1972 |
IBM370/135 240K
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24 Aug 1972 |
IBM move on the System 370
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31 Aug 1972 |
IBM 370/165 for Glasgow University rejected
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31 Aug 1972 |
IBM's TSO
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28 Sep 1972 |
Floppy Disc Cartridge launched by IBM
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12 Oct 1972 |
370/125 and OCR reader from IBM
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19 Oct 1972 |
Derby Databank based on IBM 370/145
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26 Oct 1972 |
IBM leads the way as state of the art advances
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2 Nov 1972 |
IBM wins £6m bank order
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9 Nov 1972 |
IBM's DOS/VS
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16 Nov 1972 |
Harland and Wolf to install IBM 370/135
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14 Dec 1972 |
Problems with IBM 370/155 and 370/165
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1973 |
8" floppy & first "Hard Drive" introduced by IBM
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11 Jan 1973 |
Potters diskette challenge to IBM
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8 Feb 1973 |
More VM power launched by IBM
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8 Feb 1973 |
ESRO plan ousts IBM
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8 Feb 1973 |
IBM 370/145 product range released
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1 Mar 1973 |
Storm over EEC order with IBM
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22 Mar 1973 |
Introduction of IBM's 370/115 in US and Canada
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7 Jun 1973 |
Hotel group first with IBM system
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12 Jul 1973 |
IBM launches new banking system
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19 Jul 1973 |
Model 15 fills gap in IBM range
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19 Jul 1973 |
Model 15 addition to the IBM System 3 range
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9 Aug 1973 |
IBM launch new model of System 7
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23 Aug 1973 |
IBM moves into PoS with 3650 units
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30 Aug 1973 |
British Airways Board order for 2 IBM 370/168 queried by House of Commons
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6 Sep 1973 |
Boots the Chemist upgrades to IBM 370/145 computers
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20 Sep 1973 |
IBM to pay Telex damages of $352m
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25 Oct 1973 |
Univac Series 90 challenges IBM
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1 Nov 1973 |
IBM launches 3660 PoS system in the US
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15 Nov 1973 |
IBM in Nigeria
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3 Jan 1974 |
IBM awarded Post Office contract
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10 Jan 1974 |
Update for IBM 3740
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7 Feb 1974 |
IBM 370/158 for Met Office
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11 Apr 1974 |
Major change to the structure of IBM's World Trade Corp
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16 May 1974 |
IBM twin 370/158 ordered by Barclays
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1 Feb 1979 |
News Article : First Japanese mainframe in UK
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8 Feb 1979 |
News Article : 18,240 Megabytes of disc storage possible
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22 Mar 1979 |
News Article : 50,000 orders
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Jun 1980 |
News Article : IBM stand-alone
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6 Nov 1980 |
Microsoft Signs Contract with IBM to Create Operating System
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12 Aug 1981 |
IBM introduces personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0
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12 Aug 1981 |
Introduction of IBM 5150 Personal Computer
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13 Aug 1981 |
IBM announced that it was launching a personal computer using an Intel 8088
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Nov 1981 |
News Article : IBM's 'fun machine' for work and play
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Feb 1982 |
News Article : Commodore as terminal
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1 Feb 1982 |
Introduction of Intel 80286 at 6 MHz, with 134,000 transistors
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Jul 1982 |
News Article : Software hiring scheme
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Oct 1982 |
News Article : Wider choice for Sirius
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Nov 1982 |
News Article : Full-scale APL
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Nov 1982 |
News Article : Sirius software
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Dec 1982 |
News Article : PC-1024
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Jan 1983 |
Introduction of spreadsheet program 1-2-3 by Lotus,
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Jan 1983 |
News Article : Rival top-end database managers
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27 Jan 1983 |
News Article : New Apple micro as IBM gets UK debut
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Feb 1983 |
News Article : U.K.-built micro range to start with IBM look-alike
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Feb 1983 |
News Article : Microfinesse
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Mar 1983 |
News Article : Apple, DEC and IBM set to compete for executive market
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Mar 1983 |
News Article : The PC launched in Britain - official
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Mar 1983 |
News Article : Digital Research's offering
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : Three from Texas
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : IBM profits near $4.5 billion
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : Three-function card saves space
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : CPS to import Winchesters
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : Nominal ledger UK-style from Peachtree
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : Best-selling database manager for PC
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Apr 1983 |
News Article : Comart peripherals
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May 1983 |
News Article : Better database
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May 1983 |
News Article : VisiCalc and Co now on PC
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May 1983 |
News Article : CP/M-86 version
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May 1983 |
News Article : Go-faster PC announced
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May 1983 |
News Article : Chatterbox Aeon and Omninet networks
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2 May 1983 |
Microsoft Introduced 2-button Mouse
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1 Sep 1983 |
News Article : IBM Peanut to hit Adam
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27 Oct 1983 |
News Article : IBM Profits Up
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1984 |
Creation of Dell Computer Corporation by Michael Dell
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1984 |
IBM’s new 3480 cartridge tape system introduced
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1984 |
IBM and Compaq introduce the IDE interface
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Aug 1984 |
Introduction of IBM PC/AT based on Intel 80286
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20 Sep 1984 |
Acorn Launch the ABC Micro
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1985 |
First Commodore Amiga Released
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1 Aug 1985 |
News Article : Amstrad plans 16-bit portable based on Z800 chip and to be IBM compatible
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5 Nov 1985 |
News Article : Amstrad sets its sights on IBM
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1986 |
IBM RISC System/6000 AIX Rugby Shirt
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29 May 1986 |
News Article : Amstrad's £445 PC: the full specifications
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11 Jun 1986 |
IBM PC personal computer features in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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1987 |
Commodore release the Amiga 500 and the Amiga 2000
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9 Dec 1987 |
Windows 2.0 was launched
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30 Sep 1988 |
IBM announces 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer
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1990 |
Introduction of IBM RS/6000
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6 Apr 1992 |
Microsoft Releases Windows 3.1
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19 Jan 1993 |
IBM announces a loss of $4.97m for 1992
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3 May 1997 |
IBM's Deep Blue Beats Gary Kasparov at Chess
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2 Sep 1997 |
IBM announces RS/6000 SP Deep Blue
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18 Nov 2012 |
Wii U released
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