18 Sep
1997
18 Sep
'97
10:18 a.m.
Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk wrote:
A brief speculation on IBM numbering. 5123 is
probably a derivative of
5120 in some sense. 5322, on the other hand, looks like a variety of
System/32 (the 5320). System/32 begat System/34 (5340) begat System/36
(5360 = large, 5362 = desk side, 5364 = dekstop) begat AS/400 (I think).
System/38 also fits in there somewhere (5380) so you would expect a
System/23 to be called 5230.
Close but it went S/32, S/34, S/38 -> AS/400 and S/36 -> AS/400
The System/36 was a completely different line and incompatable with the
S/38. It was also developed after the S/38 (1983 compared to 1978 I
believe). The AS/400 is based on S/38 hardware but has the capability
to run S/36 software. (Actually the new AS/400's can be configed to run
as a S/36 actually running the S/36 operating system.)
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Dan Rector
email: rector(a)usa.net