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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1911-06-15 |
Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated. |
1924-02-14 |
IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson |
1924-03-05 |
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM |
1944-08-07 |
IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I). |
1954-01-07 |
Georgetown-IBM experiment, the first public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held in New York at the head office of IBM. |
1954-05-24 |
IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour |
1956-09-04 |
The IBM RAMAC 305 is introduced, the first commercial computer that used magnetic disk storage. |
1956-09-13 |
IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305. |
1964-04-07 |
IBM announces the System/360. |
1969-07-08 |
IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer. |
1970-09-13 |
IBM announces System 370 computer |
1981-04-24 |
IBM-PC computer introduced |
1981-08-12 |
IBM introduces its first Personal Computer (PC & PC-DOS version 1.0) |
1982-01-08 |
Justice Dept withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since |
1982-05-07 |
IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1 |
1982-10-27 |
IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics |
1983-03-08 |
IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 |
1983-10-20 |
IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released |
1984-08-14 |
IBM releases PC DOS version 3.0 |
1985-03-07 |
IBM-PC DOS Version 3.1 (update) released |
1985-12-30 |
IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released |
1986-04-17 |
IBM produces 1st megabit-chip |
1986-07-07 |
IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released |
1986-08-06 |
Phil Katz releases PKARC version 1.0, for IBM |
1986-10-21 |
IBM re-forms in South Africa |
1987-03-17 |
IBM releases PC-DOS version 3.3 |
1987-04-02 |
IBM introduces PS/2 & OS/2 |
1987-07-24 |
IBM-PC DOS Version 3.3 (updated) released |
1988-07-28 |
IBM announces price hike on older models |
1988-08-16 |
IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence |
1988-09-30 |
IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer |
1989-01-18 |
IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 |
1992-01-19 |
IBM announces a nearly $5B loss for 1992 |
1996-02-10 |
IBM computer Deep Blue becomes the first computer to win a game of chess against a reigning (human) chess champion, Gary Kasparov |
1997-05-03 |
Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue |
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1874-02-17 |
Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) |
1910-08-20 |
Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel) |
1924-01-01 |
Parke Meek, IBM at the Fair |
1978-01-31 |
Brad Rutter, The IBM Challenge: Day 1 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1956-06-19 |
Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (IBM) (b. 1874) |
1974-07-26 |
Arthur K Watson, US businessman (IBM), dies at 55 |
1993-12-31 |
Thomas J Watson Jr, president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79 |
1994-12-31 |
Thomas J Watson Jr, CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79 |
2010-01-04 |
Parke Meek, IBM at the Fair |
