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Date	Event
29 Feb 1860	Herman Hollerith is born
17 Feb 1874	Thomas J. Watson Sr. is born
8 Jan 1889	Herman Hollerith patents punch card technology
1890	Herman Hollerith designs tabulating machines for 1890 U.S. Census
16 Aug 1890	US Census Bureau announces results using Herman Hollerith's machine
15 Jun 1911	3 companies merge to become CTR
1 May 1914	Thomas J. Watson Sr. joins CTR
9 Apr 1919	ENIAC designer Presper Eckert is born
14 Feb 1924	CTR becomes IBM
1928	Introduction of 80-column IBM punch card format
1934	IBM 405 Alphabetical Accounting Machine introduced
12 May 1941	Konrad Zuse builds the Z3
May 1944	Harvard Mark I becomes operational
8 Feb 1945	IBM files a patent for the Harvard Mark I
11 Dec 1946	The Williams-Kilburn tube, the first RAM, is patented
27 Jan 1948	IBM builds the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator
2 Jul 1953	IBM announces the Model 650 computer
20 Sep 1954	First FORTRAN program runs
1 Oct 1954	IBM announces the Model 705 computer
4 Mar 1956	Wang sells core memory patent to IBM
13 Sep 1956	IBM introduces the IBM 350, containing the first hard drive
26 Feb 1957	FORTRAN-1 is formally published
17 Nov 1962	"Music from Mathematics" LP created using an IBM 7090 computer
17 Jun 1963	First edition of the ASCII standard is published
7 Apr 1964	IBM releases the System 360 range of commercial computers
1 May 1964	First BASIC program runs
22 Mar 1965	DEC releases the PDP-8
1967	IBM begins development of the floppy disk
4 Jun 1968	Robert Dennard and IBM patent DRAM
20 Nov 1969	IBM introduces Call 360 Time Sharing into Britain
8 Jan 1970	Met Office installs IBM 360/195
1 Oct 1970	IBM 370/145 introduced
19 Nov 1970	UK Rutherford Laboratory chooses IBM 360/195
11 Mar 1971	IBM 370/135 Launched
29 Jun 1971	IBM CEO Thomas J Watson Jr. retires
11 Nov 1971	Univac introduce the 9700
13 Jan 1972	IBM 360/65 link for airline reservations
27 Jan 1972	Exports boosted by orders for IBM
16 Mar 1972	IBM 3750 switching system
23 Mar 1972	Virtual memory for IBM 370 developed in US
27 Apr 1972	Worlds first IBM 370/135 installed in Britain
11 May 1972	IBM mark reader for 370's and System 3
6 Jul 1972	IBM 370/165 to aid experimental work at Daresbury
20 Jul 1972	IBM 360/30 installation to improve Grasp capability
27 Jul 1972	IBM370/135 240K
3 Aug 1972	First infra-red data link transmission in the UK
24 Aug 1972	IBM move on the System 370
31 Aug 1972	IBM 370/165 for Glasgow University rejected
31 Aug 1972	IBM's TSO
28 Sep 1972	Floppy Disc Cartridge launched by IBM
12 Oct 1972	370/125 and OCR reader from IBM
19 Oct 1972	Derby Databank based on IBM 370/145
26 Oct 1972	IBM leads the way as state of the art advances
2 Nov 1972	IBM wins £6m bank order
9 Nov 1972	IBM's DOS/VS
16 Nov 1972	Harland and Wolf to install IBM 370/135
14 Dec 1972	Problems with IBM 370/155 and 370/165
11 Jan 1973	Potters diskette challenge to IBM
8 Feb 1973	More VM power launched by IBM
8 Feb 1973	ESRO plan ousts IBM
1 Mar 1973	Storm over EEC order with IBM
22 Mar 1973	Introduction of IBM's 370/115 in US and Canada
7 Jun 1973	Hotel group first with IBM system
12 Jul 1973	IBM launches new banking system
19 Jul 1973	Model 15 fills gap in IBM range
19 Jul 1973	Model 15 addition to the IBM System 3 range
9 Aug 1973	IBM launch new model of System 7
23 Aug 1973	IBM moves into PoS with 3650 units
30 Aug 1973	British Airways Board order for 2 IBM 370/168 queried by House of Commons
6 Sep 1973	Boots the Chemist upgrades to IBM 370/145 computers
20 Sep 1973	IBM to pay Telex damages of $352m
25 Oct 1973	Univac Series 90 challenges IBM
1 Nov 1973	IBM launches 3660 PoS system in the US
15 Nov 1973	IBM in Nigeria
3 Jan 1974	IBM awarded Post Office contract
10 Jan 1974	Update for IBM 3740
7 Feb 1974	IBM 370/158 for Met Office
11 Apr 1974	Major change to the structure of IBM's World Trade Corp
16 May 1974	IBM twin 370/158 ordered by Barclays
20 Sep 1976	Shugart Associates introduce the 5 1/4" floppy disk drive
1 Feb 1979	News Article : First Japanese mainframe in UK
8 Feb 1979	News Article : 18,240 Megabytes of disc storage possible
22 Mar 1979	News Article : 50,000 orders
Jun 1980	News Article : IBM stand-alone
6 Nov 1980	Microsoft signs contract with IBM to create MS-DOS
12 Aug 1981	IBM announces the IBM 5150, the first IBM PC
12 Aug 1981	Introduction of IBM 5150 Personal Computer
Nov 1981	News Article : IBM's 'fun machine' for work and play
Feb 1982	News Article : Commodore as terminal
1 Feb 1982	Intel introduces the 80286 microprocessor
Jul 1982	News Article : Software hiring scheme
Oct 1982	News Article : Wider choice for Sirius
Nov 1982	News Article : Full-scale APL
Nov 1982	News Article : Sirius software
Dec 1982	News Article : PC-1024
Jan 1983	News Article : Rival top-end database managers
26 Jan 1983	Lotus releases spreadsheet software Lotus 1-2-3
27 Jan 1983	News Article : New Apple micro as IBM gets UK debut
Feb 1983	News Article : U.K.-built micro range to start with IBM look-alike
Feb 1983	News Article : Microfinesse
Mar 1983	News Article : Apple, DEC and IBM set to compete for executive market
Mar 1983	News Article : The PC launched in Britain - official
Mar 1983	News Article : Digital Research's offering
Apr 1983	News Article : Three from Texas
Apr 1983	News Article : IBM profits near $4.5 billion
Apr 1983	News Article : Three-function card saves space
Apr 1983	News Article : CPS to import Winchesters
Apr 1983	News Article : Nominal ledger UK-style from Peachtree
Apr 1983	News Article : Best-selling database manager for PC
Apr 1983	News Article : Comart peripherals
May 1983	News Article : Better database
May 1983	News Article : VisiCalc and Co now on PC
May 1983	News Article : CP/M-86 version
May 1983	News Article : Go-faster PC announced
May 1983	News Article : Chatterbox Aeon and Omninet networks
1 Sep 1983	News Article : IBM Peanut to hit Adam
27 Oct 1983	News Article : IBM Profits Up
1984	IBM and Compaq introduce the IDE interface
22 Mar 1984	IBM introduces the 3480 cartridge tape system
3 May 1984	Michael Dell founds the Dell Computer Corporation
14 Aug 1984	IBM introduces the IBM 5170 PC/AT
20 Sep 1984	Acorn Launch the ABC Micro
1 Aug 1985	News Article : Amstrad plans 16-bit portable based on Z800 chip and to be IBM compatible
5 Nov 1985	News Article : Amstrad sets its sights on IBM
19 Jan 1986	Brain, the first PC virus, is released
29 May 1986	News Article : Amstrad's £445 PC: the full specifications
11 Jun 1986	IBM PC personal computer features in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2 Mar 1987	Apple launches the Macintosh II
2 Apr 1987	IBM introduces the PS/2 series of computers
15 Feb 1990	IBM introduces IBM RS/6000
19 Jan 1993	IBM announces record-breaking losses
11 May 1997	IBM's Deep Blue beats Gary Kasparov at chess
2 Sep 1997	IBM announces RS/6000 SP Deep Blue
18 Nov 2012	Nintendo releases Wii U
23 Oct 2019	Google claims to achieve quantum supremacy

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