| IBM 360 The generic name for the s and architecture released by in 1964. The 360 was marketed as a general purpose computer with 'all round' functionality - hence 360 (degrees). Models ranged from the 360/20 to the 360/65 and later the 360/95, with typical memory configurations from 16K to 1024K. Elements of the architecture, such as the basic are still in use on IBM today. Associated included , and . The 360 architecture was based on an 8-bit , 16 general purpose , 24-bit addressing, and a PSW (Program Status Word) including a location counter. , then an IBM employee, is generally acknowledged as the 360's chief architect. He later went on to found , a manufacture of equipment. The 360's predecessors were the smaller and the large series. See also , , , , , , , . (1999-01-24) |
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