Once upon a time : Twinax

by | Mar 2, 2025 | Facts

Twinaxial cabling, or twinax, is a type of cable similar to coaxial cable, but with two inner conductors in a twisted pair instead of one. Due to cost efficiency it is becoming common in modern (2013) very-short-range high-speed differential signaling applications....

Technology Refreshes

by | Feb 16, 2025 | Facts

IBM i seamlessly integrates with the IBM Power platform, delivering a robust and adaptable foundation for businesses. Its architecture is designed to evolve alongside changing business needs, offering unparalleled flexibility and performance. IBM i Technology...

Once upon a time : Silverlake

by | Feb 2, 2025 | Facts

During the Fort Knox project, a skunkworks project was started at IBM Rochester by engineers who believed that Fort Knox’s failure was inevitable. These engineers developed code which allowed System/36 applications to run on top of the System/38, and when Fort...

Echoes of Power11

by | Jan 19, 2025 | Facts

The Power11 processor is designed to deliver higher clock speeds and can add up to 25% more cores per processor chip than comparable IBM Power10 systems. The Power11 processor builds upon the key capabilities we delivered with Power10 including stronger reliability,...

Once upon a time : Fort Knox

by | Dec 15, 2024 | Facts

In the early 1980s, IBM management became concerned that IBM’s large number of incompatible midrange computer systems was hurting the company’s competitiveness, particularly against Digital Equipment Corporation’s VAX. In 1982, a project named Fort...