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IBM System/360 Mainframe Computer

IBM System/360 Mainframe Computer
In 1964 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) introduced its revolutionary System/360, the first mainframe computer that used interchangeable software and equipment. During the 1960s and 1970s IBM dominated the world market for mainframe computers.
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