Amdahl

After 18 years at IBM, Dr. Gene Amdahl partners with Fujitsu to establish the Amdahl Corporation in 1970. The company releases its first computer, the Amdahl 470 V6 in 1975. The highly successful machine allows customers to run IBM S/360 applications without buying higher priced IBM hardware. By 1979, Amdahl Corporation reaches one billion in revenue and has over 6,000 employees worldwide.
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