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IBM Timeline

1896

Herman Hollerith founds the Tabulating Machine Company.

1984

IBM launches the Personal Computer/AT; the IBM Portable Personal Computer; and the IBM Office Systems programs, which were designed for System/36 and System/370 PCs.

1997

IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer defeats grandmaster Gary Kasparov in a six-game chess match. IBM introduces the Netfinity line of enterprise PC servers. IBM introduces the IntelliStation line of Windows NT workstations.

1905

The Tabulating Machine Company is incorporated.

1911

The International Time Recording Company, Computing Scale Company, and the Tabulating Machine Company are merged to create the Computing-TabulatingRecording Company (C-T-R). The company manufactures and markets accounting machines, such as time recorders, dial recorders, tabulators, and automatic scales.

1956

IBM introduces the 305 and 650 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) machines, which use a magnetic hard disk for data storage.

1985

IBM introduces its Token Ring LAN technology.

1998

IBM launches the PowerPC 740/750 processors, the world's first manufactured using IBM's copper manufacturing technology. Two new AS/400s are introduced, as well as new products in the Aptiva, PC, and Thinkpad series.The IBM S/390 computing system for business is also launched.

1986

The IBM RT PC, which uses a RISC processor and is designed as a workstation, is introduced. The Personal Computer XT Model 286 is also launched.

1959

The IBM 1401 data processing system is introduced. This computer is a success, marking the first time a corporation sells 10,000 units of a commercial computer. The IBM 1403 printer is also launched at this time.

1924

C-T-R's name is changed to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

1987

IBM launches its PS/2 line of PCs and its OS/2 operating system.

1999

The S/390 G6 server, using IBM's copper technology, is introduced. IBM and Dell sign a $16 billion...