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The Model 168 used semiconductor memory, rather than the magnetic-core memory used by the 370/165 introduced 2 years prior, resulting in a system that was faster and physically smaller than a Model 165.
Speed, affordability, backward compatibility. System/370 was designed to address the data processing needs that were becoming apparent in the 1970s, driven by large databases and the simultaneous operation of multiple programs.
The IBM System/370 (S/370) is a range of IBM mainframe computers announced as the successors to the System/360 family on June 30, 1970.
The Model 168 of 1972 was designed for high availability, eased application development and operational flexibility, with an emphasis on the needs of large data base and data communications users. A single 168 could provide up to eight megabytes of monolithic processor (main) storage.
The IBM System/370 Model 168 (Frontispiece) is an upward-compatible information processing system, de signed for high-speed, large-scale scientific and business
During critical phases, four primary computers performed 325,000 operations per second to execute flight navigation. Meanwhile, at the Shuttle Data Processing Complex in Texas, three IBM System/370 Model 168 computers provided flight support for ground control. Also in Texas, IBMers were busy devising the software for these onboard units.
System/370 was a range of IBM mainframe computers. It was first announced in 1970 and the final associated machine was released in 1988. This item is the overall manual to System/370, but it is by no means a complete guide.
