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1960's TIMELINE |
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1960
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East-West Center established. | |
| April | |||
| UH Statistical & Computing Center opens in the basement of Keller Hall, using an IBM 650, purchased with $50,000 of NSF funds, and $9,000 of Territorial Grant Funds. | |||
| User base: 10 (Dan Arashiro, 1980) | |||
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1962
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Edwin Mookini becomes UHSCC Director. | ||
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John A. Burns becomes governor. | ||
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1963
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April | ||
| IBM 1401 (8K) acquired | |||
| August | |||
| UHSCC moves to HIG. | |||
| IBM 7040 (32K) acquired. 7040 & 1401 list price was $1.8 million. UH gets 60% educational discount, paying $720,000 in NSF, State, and UH funds. 7040 pic | |||
| Robert Sparks becomes UHSCC Director | |||
| November | |||
| John F. Kennedy assasinated - November 22nd | |||
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1964
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Wesley Peterson, UHSCC Acting Director. | ||
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1965
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User base: 300 (Dan Arashiro, 1980) | ||
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1966
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Ala Moana Shopping center is completed. | |
| September | |||
| Star Trek debuts-September 8th |
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1967
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January | ||
| IBM 360/50 (512K) acquired. 360 pic | |||
| October | |||
| UH Console System, a "home-grown" makeshift timesharing system, is implemented using 6 IBM 2260 CRT terminals. | |||
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1968
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IBM 7040 retired. | ||
| September | |||
| Hawaii Five-0 debuts September 26 | |||
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1969
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UH radio station KTUH-FM begins transmitting. | |
| February | |||
| IBM 360/65 (512K) replaces 360/50 | |||
| July | |||
| Neil A. Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin are the first humans on moon (Apollo 11).-July 20th | |||
| November | |||
| First RJE - Leeward Community College's IBM 1130 connected to IBM 360. | |||
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| Updated: 03/30/2000 Comments to: editor@hawaii.edu |
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