What is Power10 ?

by | Jun 10, 2022 | Facts

Power10 is a superscalar, multithreading, multi-core microprocessor family, based on the open source Power ISA, and announced in August 2020 at the Hot Chips conference. Systems with Power10 CPUs are generally available from September 2021 with the IBM Power10...

Once upon a time : IBM AS/400

by | May 27, 2022 | Facts

IBM discontinued the AS/400 over 20 years ago : In 1988, the AS/400 was launched, replacing the old System/3x range In 2000, AS/400 was replaced by a new system : the IBM iSeries In 2006, iSeries was replaced by a new system : the IBM System i In 2008, System i was...

IBM i 7.5 (V7R5) is out there !

by | May 6, 2022 | Facts

IBM i 7.5 (V7R5) is out there : announced on 03/05/2022 and available (GA) on 10/05/2022 ! IBM announced the new version IBM i 7.5 (V7R5). Its availability is scheduled for May 10, 2022 … about 3 years after the release of V7R4. Only Power9 and Power10 servers...

Once upon a time : Deep(er) Blue

by | Apr 29, 2022 | Facts

Deep Blue was a chess-playing expert system run on a unique purpose-built IBM supercomputer. It was the first computer to win a game, and the first to win a match, against a reigning world champion under regular time controls. Development began in 1985 at Carnegie...