jan 5, 1953 - IBM Became Big
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In 1953 the International Business Machine (IBM) 650 and 700 series computers made their mark in the computer world.1. Use of scientific and commercial computers became more popular.
2. Programmer Arthur Samuels used the 701 to write the first computer program designed to play checkers.
3.The 701 introduction also marked the beginning of IBM’s entry into the large-scale computer market, a market it came to dominate in later decades.
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Date:
jan 5, 1953
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~ 72 years ago