Re: Hardware requirements for V4R4

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@xxxxxxx>]

Pat,

> The 9402-400 was the follow on product to the 9402-200(The first black
> boxes)..
> 
> The 9402-400 was the first of the "new" risc boxes...(same as 9402-200)
> with new processor and memory...
> 
> The F series was the last of the "white" boxes and the last 9404...
> There was NO upgrade per se, although you could carry certain feature
> codes forward, it was basically a box swap(fork lift upgrade) with
> disk drives and comm gear being able to go forward...

  I don't disagree with any of this except the 'No Upgrade' part.  When you left
the 9404-F series you could choose to 'upgrade' to a 200 or a 300. In IBM's
records these 'forklift upgrades' kept the serial number and model number of the
predecessor white box, hence they remained 9404's.

  And IBM saw that confusion reigned upon the customer community and smiled upon
it, because it was profitable.

  - Larry

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