IBM 360 turns 40 today

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Apr 7 19:01:47 2004

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Tony Duell wrote:

> One thing puzzles me. What's so significant about 40 years?
>
> Why wasn't there a similar message on this list 8 years ago, saying that
> the 360 was 32 years old -- a nice round number ?

Because 8 years ago this hobby was at a level that is a small fraction of
its current state. Way more people are cognizant today of the importance
of celebrating computer history than 8 years ago.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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