In the book of corporate folklore, former IBM CEO Thomas Watson Jr. deserves a special spot. Specifically, the massive gamble he took in 1964 to introduce the System/360, which had the potential to ...

Moreover, the company is still thriving - with Lenovo leading global PC shipments in 2024, totalling 61.8 million units, and ...

1964 was a very busy year for Fred Brooks Jr. As he was launching the computer science department at UNC-Chapel Hill, Brooks was also shuttling north to IBM’s campus in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he ...

Dr. Frederick P. Brooks Jr. liked building things, first laying foundations for modern computer systems at International Business Machines Corp. and later at the University of North Carolina, where he ...

Forgotten in the buzz of WWDC 2025, IBM’s quantum computing announcement might not have been as flashy – but it was quite revealing, not unlike looking through clear liquid glass. IBM’s announcement ...

Engineers from Microsoft and IBM popped open the lid on the integrated processor inside the latest Xbox 360 250G videogame console at Hot Chips. The most interesting aspect of chip was the extent to ...

The IBM System/360 front panel is a beautiful piece of equipment. Wouldn’t you like to have one powered up, hanging on the wall in your office? It’s funny how things sometimes come together. For ...

Forget waiting 10 years for quantum computing to matter. IBM and HSBC are already using it to find hidden patterns in messy ...