I.B.M. introduces minicomputer products

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IBM announces new hardware and software products for its AS/400 minicomputer series including two new minicomputers and two magnetic tape storage systems. The $27,280 B35 and the $65,620 B45 minicomputers are 20 percent faster than the B30 and B40 respectively. The older models can be upgraded to the newer specifications. The 3490 Models D31 and D32 magnetic tape subsystems and the 9348 Model 1 magnetic tape unit will also be available beginning Oct 27, 1989. IBM boasts of strong initial sales of its AS/400 products to high-end users, and analysts see the latest products as an attempt to penetration the majority of its installed customer base with less expensive machines. Also announced were Infowindow 14-inch and 15-inch color monitors as well as improvements in communications hardware and software.

Equipment and supplies, Computer storage devices, Tape Storage, IBM AS/400 (Minicomputer), IBM AS/400 9406 B35 (Minicomputer), IBM AS/400 9406 B45 (Minicomputer), IBM 3490 D32 (Tape storage device), IBM 9348 (Tape storage device), IBM 3490 D31 (Tape storage device)

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I.B.M.. adds 11 models to minicomputer line

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IBM introduces 11 new models to its AS/400 line of minicomputers, including the $1.5 million AS/400 D80 and the $15,000 AS/400 D04. The new models perform up to 60 percent faster and cost between 10 and 40 percent less than the older models. IBM hopes the new price/performance advantage will cause the AS/400 line of minicomputers to pick up in sales. Sales figures for the 1st qtr of 1991 were a 'financial disaster' according to the computer maker. The new models have a new version of the OS/400 operating system and 75 percent new hardware components. IBM has sold more than 100,000 AS/400 minicomputers since their introduction in 1988, mostly to companies outside the US.

Strategic Planning, Performance/Cost Relationship, IBM AS/400 9402 D04 (Minicomputer), IBM AS/400 9406 D80 (Minicomputer)

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I.B.M. has new model at $12,000

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IBM's new $12,000 AS/400 D02 minicomputer is the lowest priced in IBM's line and offers hopes of brightening IBM's otherwise dismal financial prospects for 1991. The computer maker indicated that it was considering switching the entire AS/400 line to reduced instruction set computer (RISC) technology; RISC offers greater performance over AS/400's current processing architecture. The AS/400 line accounts for $15 billion in annual revenue, which is nearly 20 percent of IBM's total revenue in 1991. IBM plans to sell between 40,000 and 50,000 AS/400 minicomputers in 1991. The total sales since the line was introduced in 1988 is expected to reach 100,000.

Usage, RISC based computers, RISC, RISC processors, Reduced-instruction-set computers, IBM AS/400 9402 D02 (Minicomputer)

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