Peek Into IBM’s System/360 With Vintage Training Film
A vintage training film from IBM showcases the System/360 and its impact on data processing and file organization. The film highlights the transition from magnetic tape storage to direct access storage devices, which revolutionized data access. It serves as a historical glimpse into the evolution of computing, particularly in terms of storage costs and system compatibility.
- ▪The training film focuses on file organization and data processing with IBM's System/360.
- ▪It discusses the shift from magnetic tape storage to direct access storage devices.
- ▪System/360 introduced compatibility and interoperability between programs and data across systems.
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| Original publisher | Hackaday |
| Canonical URL | https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/peek-into-ibms-system-360-with-vintage-training-film/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:19 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-26T05:02:43.350Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-26T05:02:43.350Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Peek Into IBM’s System/360 With Vintage Training Film No comments by: Donald Papp May 25, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Computing goes hand-in-hand with how to structure and access data, and this internal training film from IBM regarding file organization and data processing with System/360 is from a time when such decisions were crucial to system architecture. Some trends never change, like storage costs over time. The presenter talks about the transition from magnetic tape-based storage (in which data is stored and must be read sequentially) to DASD (direct access storage devices) which have more in common with modern mass storage media.
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