IBM System/360

E6334

computer architecture mainframe computer family

IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.

Aliases (19)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer architecture → mainframe computer family →
addressSpace	24-bit →
announcementDate	1964-04-07 →
applicationDomain	business data processing → engineering computing → government computing → scientific computing →
architectureType	32-bit architecture →
chiefArchitect	Gene Amdahl →
codeName	Project Stretch offspring →
commercialSuccess	yes →
compatibleWith	IBM System/370 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designedBy	Fred Brooks → Gene Amdahl → Gerrit Blaauw →
developer	IBM →
estimatedDevelopmentCost	over 5 billion US dollars (1960s) →
hasModel	IBM System/360 Model 30 → IBM System/360 Model 40 → IBM System/360 Model 50 → IBM System/360 Model 65 → IBM System/360 Model 67 → IBM System/360 Model 75 → IBM System/360 Model 91 → IBM System/360 Model 95 →
inception	1964 →
influenced	IBM ESA/390 → IBM System/370 → IBM z/Architecture → mainframe compatibility standards →
instructionSet	System/360 instruction set →
introducedInDecade	1960s →
manufacturer	IBM →
marketedAs	single compatible product line for business and scientific computing →
notableFeature	channel I/O subsystem → microprogramming in many models → separation of architecture from implementation → standardized I/O architecture → upward binary compatibility across models →
notableModel	IBM System/360 Model 67 → IBM System/360 Model 91 →
osFamily	BOS/360 → CP-67 → DOS/360 → OS/360 → TOS/360 →
predecessor	IBM 700/7000 series →
projectManager	Fred Brooks →
revolutionized	business computing → scientific computing →
standardized	IBM mainframe architecture →
successor	IBM System/370 →
supports	byte-addressable memory → character data processing → fixed-point arithmetic → floating-point arithmetic →
supportsVirtualMemory	IBM System/360 Model 67 →
wordSize	32-bit →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 30") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 40") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 50") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 65") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 75") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 91") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 95") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 67") →	hasModel
OS/360 ("System/360 Model 30") → OS/360 ("System/360 Model 40") → OS/360 ("System/360 Model 50") → OS/360 ("System/360 Model 65") → OS/360 ("System/360 Model 75") →	runsOn
IBM System z ("System/360 architecture") → TOS/360 ("System/360 instruction set") →	compatibleWith
IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 91") → IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 67") →	notableModel
IBM System/370 →	backwardCompatibleWith
IBM System/370 ("IBM System/360 architecture") →	basedOn
TOS/360 ("IBM System/360 development team") →	designedBy
OS/360 →	designedFor
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM System/360 architecture") →	influenced
IBM System/360 ("System/360 instruction set") →	instructionSet
Gene Amdahl →	knownFor
Gerrit Blaauw ("IBM System/360 architecture team") →	memberOf
IBM →	notableProduct
Gerrit Blaauw →	notableWork
TOS/360 →	operatingSystemFor
OS/360 ("IBM System/360 family") →	partOf
TOS/360 ("IBM System/360 architecture") →	platform
IBM System/370 →	predecessor
IBM 700/7000 series →	succeededBy
IBM System/360 ("IBM System/360 Model 67") →	supportsVirtualMemory
Gerrit Blaauw ("IBM System/360 architecture") →	workedOn