# Canonical recap data for First IBM System/360 Launch (1964)
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slug: ibm-system-360
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1964/ibm-system-360"
title: First IBM System/360 Launch
subtitle: IBM's modular computer family revolutionized enterprise computing with backward compatibility and standardization, dominating mainframe markets for two decades.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1964-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1964
decade: 1960
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 11 August 1954. Most of the engagements of this conflict occurred in Vietnam.
summaryLong: The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 11 August 1954. Most of the engagements of this conflict occurred in Vietnam.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Charles_DeGaulle_and_Ho_Chi_Minh_are_hanged_in_effigy_during_the_National_Shame_Day_celebration_in_Saigon%2C_July_1964.jpg/1280px-Charles_DeGaulle_and_Ho_Chi_Minh_are_hanged_in_effigy_during_the_National_Shame_Day_celebration_in_Saigon%2C_July_1964.jpg"
heroImageCredit: United States Army · via Wikipedia
importance: 85
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War"
  title: First Indochina War
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and th
wikidataQid: Q748780
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260606231156/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-06
  label: First Indochina War
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War"
