What Happened on November 16th
November 16, 1922
IBM System 360 Designer Amdahl Born
IBM System/360 hardware designer Gene Amdahl is born in Flandreau, South Dakota. The System/360 marked IBMβs transition from discrete transistors to integrated circuits, as well as its move to a focus on electronic computer systems rather than punch card equipment.
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Amdahl went on from IBM to found his own company, Amdahl Computer Corp., which was very successful in making the first IBM-compatible mainframe systems.