University of Manitoba - Information Services and Technology
In Loving Memory of the Mainframe (aka IMS)
Mainframe Timeline
1960 IBM 650 / IBM 1401 (Punched cards)
1965 IBM 360/50 / IBM 1401 (funded by NRC)
1970 IBM 360/65 / IBM 360/40 (first IMS applications)
1975 IBM 370/168
1980 Amdahl V7
1985 Amdahl 580 and V7
1990 IBM 3090-600
1995 Amdahl 5890-300
2000 Amdahl Millennium 415
2005 Amdahl Millennium 1015

CBC's Spark radio show airs a feature on our Mainframe Funeral, December 12. You can listen to the show either using the player below or at CBC's Spark Website