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The Merger
The International Time Recording
Company, Computing Scale Company, and
the Tabulating Machine Company are
merged to create the Computing-Tabulating-
Recording Company. The company
manufactures and markets accounting
machines, such as time recorders, dial
recorders, tabulators, and automatic scales. -
IBM
C-T-R name changed to International Business Machines (IBM). -
IBM Model 01
IBM Model 01 - One of the first typewriters made by IBM -
First Major accomplishment
The U.S. Social Security Act is introduced,
and IBM's punched card equipment
is used by the U.S. government to create
and maintain employment records for 26
million Americans. -
Vacuum Tube Multiplier
The Vacuum Tube Multiplier, which
used vacuum tubes for performing
calculations electronically, is developed. -
First Computer
The Automatic Sequence Controlled
Calculator is completed. This first computer
was jointly developed by IBM and Harvard
University and is IBM's first computer. The
ASCC is also known as the Mark I. -
IBM 701
IBM introduces the IBM 701, IBM's first
production computer. The 701 uses IBM's
magnetic tape drive vacuum technology,
an early manifestation of magnetic storage. -
IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Calculator
The IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Calculator
electronic computer and the IBM 702 are
introduced. The 650 becomes one of
IBM's most popular computers.
Not mainly considered the first since the 701 was the first but it was used for scientific purpose. In any case, the IBM 650 was the first general-purpose computer to be installed and used at Columbia University -
IBM 704
The IBM 704 is launched. This is the
first commercial computer featuring indexing,
floating point arithmetic, and a more
reliable magnetic core memory. -
IBM's 608 transistor calculator
IBM's 608 transistor calculator, the first
commercial all-solid state computer, is
launched. This launch marked the end of
IBM's use of tubes in computer manufacture. -
7000 Series and Strech Computer System
The Stretch computer system and the
7000 series are introduced. -
1st of IBM Family Computers
The IBM System/360, the world's first
family of computers that are fully compatible
in terms of software instructions and
hardware, is introduced. -
DRAM
Robert H. Dennard, an IBM scientist,
invents DRAM. Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) cells, one-transistor memory cells that store each single bit of information as an electrical charge in an electronic circuit. -
IBM PC
Priced at $1,565, the IBM PC is
launched. This is the smallest and cheapest
computer ever produced, and the product's
success single-handedly launches
the PC revolution. -
1Million Bit Memory Chips & APPN Introduced
IBM announces the fabrication of experimental one-million-bit memory chips. The chips enter IBM's product lineup two years later as part of the IBM 3090. The Advanced Peer-To-Peer Networking architecture (APPN), soon to be widely used by mid-range systems, is developed by IBM researchers. It allows individual computers to talk to one another without a central server. -
Researchers Fabricate Fastest DRAM
IBM researchers fabricate the fastest dynamic memory computer chips yet reported. The experimental chips can retrieve a single bit of information in 20 billionths of a second, four times faster than the current generation of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips. IBM engineers also report that they have developed an experimental one-million-bit static random access memory (SRAM) chip, the densest chip of its kind yet reported. -
IBM Introduces Powerparallel System
Scalable POWERparallel System, the first in a family of microprocessor-based supercomputers using RISC System/6000 technology. IBM pioneers the breakthrough scalable parallel system technology of joining smaller, mass-produced computer processors rather than relying on one larger, custom-designed processor. -
IBM eServer
IBM introduces the IBM eServer, a new generation of servers featuring mainframe-class reliability and scalability, broad support of open standards for the development of new applications, and capacity on demand for managing the unprecedented needs of e-business (e-business introduced in 1990's around 95') -
eServerp690 & eServer zSeries 990
IBM introduces eServer zSeries 990, the world's most sophisticated server and the new flagship of the eServer family. The new z990 sets a new standard for enterprise-class computing ($1billion). IBM also Introduces a ultra-fast high-end eServer p690 system that provides a 65 percent performance boost over its predecessor. Each Power4 chip contains 174 million transistors -- about 10 times more than those used in today's PCs -- and are interconnected by one mile of microscopic copper wiring. -
TotalStorage DS Series
The company announces IBM TotalStorage DS6000 and DS8000 data storage systems that bridge the gap between once incompatible high-end and midrange storage classes. (The DS6000 series begins at just 580GB and scales up to 67.2 terabytes in a box only slightly larger than a VCR. -
z9 Mainframe
The company introduces the IBM System z9 mainframe in July. Representing a three-year, $1.2 billion development effort encompassing 5,000 IBM engineers, software developers, technology professionals and security experts from around the world, the System z9 performs as the hub in a new era of collaborative computing. Available in two models, the new mainframe system can process one billion transactions a day, more than double the performance of its predecessor, the IBM zSeries z990. -
p5-595 Server
The IBM System p5 595 is the world's most powerful server. The p5-595 has up to 64 POWER5+ microprocessor cores and uses Dual Stress technology originally developed by IBM for gaming consoles. Dual Stress technology simultaneously stretches and compresses the silicon delivering more processor performance and greater power efficiency.
