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Mainframe Family tree and Chronology

Following the formation of DPD, IBM began a steady roll-out of a series of mainframe computers, many of which are listed below by machine number and announcement year. (Profiles of the products noted by an asterisk are available in the IBM Mainframe Reference Room.)

System/390 Series (1990)

Year System Processor Part Number Photo
ES/9000 (1990)
18 Enterprise System/9000 processor models

ES/9000 (1991)
7 models

ES/9000 (1992)
Two entry-level models

ES/9000 (1993)
18 new models including Model 982



9672 G1


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9672 G1 Prototype


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9675 G1


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1995
IBM s:390 9672 G2 MCM A3 98F2296

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IBM s390 G3 Business Class MCM

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IBM s390 G3 Business Class MCM Salesman's Sample

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1996 S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server G3 IBM s390 G3 Enterprise Class MCM

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1996 Multiprise 2000


1997 S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server G4

21L2461

11J3665

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1998 S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server G5

21L2708

21L2710

21L2712

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1999 S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server G6

31L8402

31L8404 

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1999 Multiprise 3000 POWER2 MCM - G1 MCM - AS400 MCM - Multiprise 3000 MCM


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POWER2 MCM - G1 MCM - Multiprise 3000 MCM


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https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP9000.html

https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/sys390.pdf

 

IBM eServer zSeries (2000)

Year Model PN Photo
2000 z900
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2002 z800
IBM z800.jpg
2003 z990
IBM Enterprise Class z990 Heat Spreader MCM.JPG.jpg
2005 z9
IBM Enterprise Class z9 Heat Spreader MCM.JPG.jpg
2008 z10
IBM z10.jpg
2010 z196
z196 FN878021.jpg

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