--- product_id: 398190781 title: "IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems (History of Computing)" brand: "emerson w. pugh, lyle r. johnson, john h. palmer" price: "FREE" currency: INR in_stock: false reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/398190781-ibms-360-and-early-370-systems-history-of-computing store_origin: IN region: India --- # IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems (History of Computing) **Brand:** emerson w. pugh, lyle r. johnson, john h. palmer **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems (History of Computing) by emerson w. pugh, lyle r. johnson, john h. palmer - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/398190781-ibms-360-and-early-370-systems-history-of-computing) ## Best For - emerson w. pugh, lyle r. johnson, john h. palmer enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted emerson w. pugh, lyle r. johnson, john h. palmer brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems describes the creation of this remarkable system and the developments it spawned, including its successor, System/370. No new product offering has had greater impact on the computer industry than the IBM System/360. IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems describes the creation of this remarkable system and the developments it spawned, including its successor, System/370. The authors tell how System/360's widely-copied architecture came into being and how IBM failed in an effort to replace it ten years later with a bold development effort called FS, the Future System. Along the way they detail the development of many computer innovations still in use, among them semiconductor memories, the cache, floppy disks, and Winchester disk files. They conclude by looking at issues involved in managing research and development and striving for product leadership. While numerous anecdotal and fragmentary accounts of System/360 and System/370 development exist, this is the first comprehensive account, a result of research into IBM records, published reports, and interviews with over a hundred participants. Covering the period from about 1960 to 1975, it highlights such important topics as the gamble on hybrid circuits, conception and achievement of a unified product line, memory and storage developments, software support, unique problems at the high end of the line, monolithic integrated circuit developments, and the trend toward terminal-oriented systems. System/360 was developed during the transition from discrete transistors to integrated circuits at the crucial time when the major source of IBM's revenue was changed from punched-card equipment to electronic computer systems. As the authors point out, the key to the system's success was compatibility among its many models. So important was this to customers that System/370 and its successors have remained compatible with System/360. Many companies in fact chose to develop and market their own 360-370 compatible systems. System/360 also spawned an entire industry dedicated to making plug-compatible products for attachment to it. The authors, all affiliated with IBM Research, are coauthors of IBM's Early Computers, a critically acclaimed technical history covering the period before 1960. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 15.39 x 3.66 x 22.86 cm | | Isbn 10 | 0262517205 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0262517201 | | Item Weight | 1 kg 130 g | | Language | English | | Print Length | 819 pages | | Publication Date | 1 January 2003 | | Publisher | Mit Pr | | Reading Age | 18 years and up | ## Images ![IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems (History of Computing) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jSQkNehUL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not a pure corporate history. Lots of technical details as well. *by on Reviewed in Canada 28 November 2021* Overall it met my expectations. I wanted a technical as well as a corporate view of the development of the S/360 and S/370, and this delivers. Anyone who is a mainframe programmer past or present may find this story as interesting as I did.But System 360 was a huge project by a huge corporation, and involved a lot of personnel. Kudos to the authors for keeping it all straight, but sometimes I wish there was a "Dramatis Personae" section I could have quickly referred to as a reminder of who was who.The index is good. You will need at least two bookmarks; one for your current page, and another for the end notes. Perhaps a third one for the index.Despite the daunting list of people to remember, I learned an awful lot about the transition from vacuum tubes and drum memory to transistors; the birth and growth of solid-state digital computing; and how the 360's CPU architecture had a huge impact that affects system design to this very day.The computer market of the 1950s was wildly different from today, and far more widely varied. This was an experimental era, and all kinds of different technical approaches were tried by different companies. IBM's senior technical management was trying to navigate its business, its customers, and its very continuance as a market leader through a very volatile period.Not everything went well. IBM's product line was somewhat scattershot and incoherent. Mistakes were made; some product lines failed; some big successes turned out to be technical dead ends. (World's fastest punch card accounting system, anyone?) One IBM division would inadvertently obsolete the product of another division, obliterating years of work and sending talented people out the door.In 1960 IBM management realized they needed a unified approach to the computer marketplace to remain a leader in business computing and manufacturing (or even stay in business long-term), and the S/360 was conceived as the answer. They just had to convince their customers and their own employees that they were right.The latter group turned out to be harder to persuade than the former. A lot of other dreams had to die for S/360 to be born. Some of those dreamers (Gene Amdahl, Seymour Cray) ended up quitting IBM and founding their own computer companies. But IBM realized it couldn't be all things to all people if it wanted to prosper and grow. It's all in this fascinating book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Item in excellent conditions and packing. To recommend. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 18 April 2014* I received the book this morning. The book was in excellent condition and the packing was also very vell made. The delay in the delivery was due to the fact that the Italian Customs inspected the parcel (don't know why, and for that I had to pay an additional € 6,82 fee). Anyway, except for the cover, as advised, the book is as good as new and I satisfied. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A terrific read. *by on Reviewed in the United States 10 August 2014* What a terrific book. I was surprised to find this book so readable given the technical nature of some of the material covered.The book is a great mix of technical detail and information about the IBM'ers involved in the creation of these systems.A must for those interested in the history of computing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/398190781-ibms-360-and-early-370-systems-history-of-computing](https://www.desertcart.in/products/398190781-ibms-360-and-early-370-systems-history-of-computing) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-11-09*