SHARE (computing)

SHARE

SHARE logo as of 2021
Formation	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Purpose	User group for IBM mainframe computers
Location	Los Angeles-area
Website	www.share.org

SHARE Inc. is a volunteer-run user group for IBM mainframe computers that was founded in 1955 by Los Angeles-area users of the IBM 704 computer system. It evolved into a forum for exchanging technical information about programming languages, operating systems, database systems, and user experiences for enterprise users of small, medium, and large-scale IBM computers such as IBM S/360, IBM S/370, zSeries, pSeries, and xSeries. Despite the capitalization of all letters in the name, the official website says "SHARE is not an acronym; it's what we do."^[1]