Re: AS/400 History

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 05:39 PM 7/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 01:24 PM 7/8/98 , Steven Sharpe wrote:
>>I say the order was 36, 38, 400.  My friend says it was 38, 36, 400.  Could
>>someone help me settle this?
>
>I *THINK* it was like this: S/3, S/32, S/34, (S/36 & S/38), AS/400.
>
>The S/36 & S/38 were kinda out at the same time.... different classes of
>machine though (both midrange).

System/38 was announced in 1978 (but not generally available until 1980).
System/36 was announced in (about) 1983 (possibly 84), and was a
significant enhancement to the System/34 technology.

Al



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