A Little Romance (1979)
To help raise money for their trip, Lauren uses the IBM S/360 model 91 in her father's offices to calculate horse race probabilities.
IBM System/360
System/360 was a very popular series of mainframe computers produced by IBM between 1964 and the late 1970s. Its success was perhaps due to sharing the same architecture between all models so that customers could upgrade in confidence, knowing their software would still work.
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•A Little Romance (1979) •The Brain Machine (1977) •Charly (1968) •DeepStar Six (1989) •Die Ente klingelt um halb acht (1968) •Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (1971) •The Doll Squad (1973) •Frankie and Johnnie... Were Lovers (1973) •The Girl Most Likely to... (1973) •Hawaii Five-O - Season 7, Episode 15, "Computer Killer" (1975) •How to Make a Doll (1968) •Król komputerów (1988) •Mad Men - Season 7, Episode 4, "The Monolith" (2014) •Maniac - Season 1 (2018) •Mission Mars (1968) •The Naked Bunyip (1970) •Number One (1969) •Le rouble à deux faces (1968) •They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968) •Three in the Attic (1968) •THX 1138 (1971) •The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1974) •Wonderwoman - Season 2, Episode 17, "IRAC Is Missing" (1979)
The Brain Machine (1977)
A System/360 model 50 takes the role of the titular Brain Machine, capable of reading and controlling the human mind.
Charly (1968)
When Charly discovers that his new intelligence is only temporary he joins the university research group to try to prolong it where they use a System/360 model 30.
DeepStar Six (1989)
DeepStar Six is equipped with a modified model 75 panel that the crew use to try to stabilise the station after an explosion.
Die Ente klingelt um halb acht (1968)
Dr. Alexander gives a TV interview about computers in front of his company's System/360 model 40.
Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (1971)
The computer dating agency uses a System/360 model 30.
The Doll Squad (1973)
A Model 30 is used to pick the best team for the job and it selects the Doll Squad. Later, Sabrina, the leader of the squad, uses the computer to track down a mole in the organisation.
Frankie and Johnnie... Were Lovers (1973)
Johnnie uses a System/360 model 30 at his work.
The computer talks to Johnnie in English, making lewd comments about Frankie.
The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
When Detective Varone begins to suspect Miriam he looks up her college record on an IBM System/360 model 40 and his suspicions are confirmed.
The detective "reads" a punched card as if it had writing on it.
Hawaii Five-O - Season 7, Episode 15, "Computer Killer" (1975)
The Five-O's computer system is an IBM System/360 (maybe a model 40) that falls victim to the Computer Killer, who falsifies records stored on it.
How to Make a Doll (1968)
The operators console of a Model 30 appears as part of the computer the pair use to magically generate a number of beautiful women.
There are only brief close-up shots of the machine.
Król komputerów (1988)
Marcel is shown around a computer facility that houses a number of machines including an S/360 model 50.
Mad Men - Season 7, Episode 4, "The Monolith" (2014)
Many people are unclear of the purpose of the new System/360 model 30 being installed in the office and resent the loss of space.
Maniac - Season 1 (2018)
An S/360 model 30 is part of NPB's GRTA supercomputer.
Mission Mars (1968)
A System/360 in mission control is responsible for computing the rocket's trajectory.
The Naked Bunyip (1970)
The advertising agency use an System/360 model 50 to process their research results.
Number One (1969)
A friend of Ron's tries to persuade him to take a job at a computer corporation where IBM System/360 model 50s are in use.
Le rouble à deux faces (1968)
Eric operates an IBM S/360 Model 40 at the beginning of the film before his excessive honesty sees him transferred to Barcelona.
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
Steven Skorsky keeps the details on his armoured vehicles and their crews secret using an encryption system on an IBM S/360 model 40.
Three in the Attic (1968)
The university authorities eventually realise that Paxton is missing by recovering attendance records from an IBM S/360 model 40.
THX 1138 (1971)
A number of System/360 machines play the part of the city's computer, responsible for setting the budget and controlling the city's android police officers.
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1974)
One of the divers has a day job as a computer engineer working on an S/360 model 65.
Wonderwoman - Season 2, Episode 17, "IRAC Is Missing" (1979)
A section of the front panel of an S/360 model 40 is seen as one of the first computers that Havitol steals information from, including the plans for IRAC.
