ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

IBM System/360 Model 67

The IBM System/360 Model 67 is a fancy computer that was made a long time ago. It is like a big box with lots of wires and buttons inside that lets people do lots of calculations and remember lots of information.

The Model 67 is a special type of computer because it can do lots of things at once, kind of like how you can do many different things at the same time, like playing with toys, eating snacks, and talking to your friends. It uses a special system called "time-sharing" which means that many people can use the same computer at the same time.

The Model 67 was very important because it helped lots of people in businesses, universities, and governments do their jobs faster and better. It was really expensive to make and use, but it was powerful and reliable, which means it was able to do really important things like help people send spaceships to the moon or predict the weather.

Even though the Model 67 is old now and not used much anymore, it paved the way for the computers we use today, which are much smaller and faster, but still have lots of the same concepts and ideas that were used in the Model 67.