Computer history - 1963
Major computer events in 1963
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) was developed in 1963 to standardize computer data exchange.
New computer products and services introduced in 1963
Bell Telephone introduced the push-button telephone on November 18, 1963.
The program Sketchpad, written by Ivan Sutherland, is introduced in 1963.
While at NASA, Steve Papell developed Ferrofluid in 1963.
In 1963, IBM developed the first removable hard drive, having a 2.6 MB storage capacity.
IBM announced in 1963 the 7094 II, the most powerful computer in the product line to date.
IBM released the electronic filing system composed of new IBM 1302 disk storage files.
IBM introduced the 1460, which processes information nearly twice as fast as the 1401 in 1963.
IBM released the 1240 banking system in 1963.
IBM introduced several teleprocessing systems, including the 1030 and the 1050 data collection system, and the 7740 communication control unit.
Computer and technology-related events in 1963
Seymour Cray stated a similar, simplified version of Grosch's Law in August 1963.
The tape cassette was developed by Lou Ottens and his team at Philips and was introduced in September 1963.
On December 7, 1963, during an Army-Navy football game on CBS, the first instant replay was shown on TV.
The CPL (Combined Programming Language) programming languages began development in 1963.
IBM named the first eight IBM Fellows in a new Fellowship Program that recognizes senior IBM scientists, engineers, and other professionals for outstanding technical achievements.
Enquiry characters became part of the ASCII standard in 1963.
Computer companies and organizations founded in 1963
Elektrobau Mulfingen GmbH & Co (ebm-papst) was founded in 1963.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was founded in 1963.
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation was founded in 1963 and became MSC Software in 1999.
Computer pioneers born in 1963
Bruce Schneier was born on January 15, 1963.
Jane Jensen was born on January 28, 1963.
Tedd Waitt was born on January 18, 1963.
Molly Holzschlag was born on January 25, 1963.
Jen-Hsun Huang was born on February 17, 1963.
Regina Dugan was born on March 19, 1963.
Garry Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963.
Kevin Mitnick was born on August 6, 1963.
Andrew Sullivan was born on August 10, 1963.
Dick Costolo was born on September 10, 1963.
Hans Reiser was born on December 19, 1963.
Steve Dorner was born in 1963.
David Baszucki was born in 1963.
Computer pioneer deaths in 1963
Édouard Belin passed away on March 4, 1963 (Age: 86).
Clifford Berry passed away on October 30, 1963 (Age: 45).