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Re:The IBM System/360: the first modular, general-purpose co... by wmf on Thursday August 25, 2016 @05:33PM (#12362682)
The difference is that the B5000 was a single machine while S/360 was a platform of compatible machines with a wide range of prices. IBM also maintained backwards compatibility while it appears that the B6500 did not.
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