Computing history at CERN - Re: what IBM system is this?

[dave at 661.org]

On Sat, 4 Jul 2015, Toby Thain wrote:

> On 2015-07-04 7:37 PM, simon wrote:
>> found in the archives of CERN, this image is beautiful! but what IBM
>> system is this.
>> 
>> https://cds.cern.ch/record/1847692
>
> There's a pretty prominent "7890" on those cpu(?) cabinets.
>
> Is it the IBM-compatible Siemens 7890(S) mentioned here?
> http://cnlart.web.cern.ch/cnlart/2001/003/comp30-last/

How many individual computers are in that picture?

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