Costing more than $5 billion to create ahead of its 1964 launch, and around $2 million to buy, the IBM System 360.⁠ With successive developments until the system's discontinuation in 1978, the first iteration - Model 30 - was able to execute up to 34,500 instructions per second and boasted memory from 8 to 64 KB.⁠ For more highlights from our video vaults, follow our bio link.⁠ 🎥: Prelinger Archives #GettyImages #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive⁠