IBM 1401
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The IBM 1401 is a variable-wordlength decimal computer that was announced by IBM on October 5, 1959. The first member of the highly successful IBM 1400 series, it was aimed at replacing unit record eq
IBM 1401 at Computer History Museum
IBM 1401 Data Processing System. From the left: 1402 Card Read-Punch, 1406 Storage Unit, 1405 RAMAC Disk Unit, 1407 Console Inquiry Station, 1401 Processing Unit, two 729 Magnetic Tape Units, 1403 Printer. (courtesy of IBM Archives)
A volunteer repairing a 1401 at the Computer History Museum
1401 Console and, below, the Auxiliary Console.
IBM System/360
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The IBM System/360 is a family of computer systems announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978. System/360 was the first family of computers designed to cover both commercia
IBM 1401
…deployment, supported its continuation in larger models for evolving needs (e.g., the IBM 1410) but the 1964 decision at the top to focus resources on the System/360 ended these efforts rather suddenly. IBM was facing a competitive threat from the Honeywell 200 and the 360's incompatibility with the 1401 design. IBM…
IBM System/360 Model 30 central processor unit (CPU)
IBM System/360 Model 20 CPU with front panels removed, with IBM 2560 MFCM (Multi-Function Card Machine)
IBM System/360 Model 30 CPU (red, middle of picture), tape drives to its left, and disk drives to its right, at the Computer History Museum
IBM System/360 Model 50 CPU, computer operator's console, and peripherals at Volkswagen