Episode 125 - US v IBM

My coverage of the IBM System/360 continues! In this episode we look at US v IBM, and the fallout that surrounded the release of the System/360. By 1969 IBM already had a history of antitrust litigation. What was IBM doing to upset the Department of Justice, and how does it tie in to the larger story of clone computers? Selected Sources: cptech.org/at/ibm/ibm1956cd.html - 1956 Consent Decree supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/298/131 - 1936 Consent Decree archive.org/details/foldedspindledmu00fish/pag… - Folded, Spindled, and Mutilated