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Question : What is an AS/400 ? Answer ... The AS/400, also known as IBM iSeries or IBM System i, is a family of midrange computer systems designed and manufactured by IBM. The name AS/400 stands for Application System/400, and it was first introduced in 1988. It was...

A floppy disk or floppy diskette (casually referred to as a floppy, a diskette, or a disk) is a type of disk storage composed of a thin and flexible disk of a magnetic storage medium in a square or nearly square plastic enclosure lined with a fabric that removes dust...

Just like the operating system, BRMS (Backup, Recovery and Media Services) is transforming towards subscription. 5770-BR1 (perpetual licence) software will give way to 5770-BR2 (subscription). The original (BR1) software will receive only minimalistic changes (mainly...

The System/38 is a discontinued minicomputer and midrange computer manufactured and sold by IBM. The system was announced in 1978. The System/38 has 48-bit addressing, which was unique for the time, and a novel integrated database system. It was oriented toward a...

The IBM Power S1012 is the edge-level server of the IBM Power portfolio. It is a 1-socket, half-wide Power10 processor-based system designed for both edge computing and core business workloads. It is available in a 2U rack-mounted or tower chassis form factor. Source...

Obviously, internal NVMe modules are really fast ! There is no RAID nor any other service ! So, if you don't need any "service" (like flashcopy or replication), it is a very good option !  

IBM is transforming the IBM i business. In the initial phase, IBM i software licensing is in process of transitioning to Subscription Term licensing for Power9 and Power10 machines at the P05 and P10 tiers. More information from IBM ...

IBM continues to simplify the IBM i portfolio. More information from IBM ... PTFs to foreseen (as end of last year) : V7R5 : SI84894 V7R4 : SI84893 V7R3 : SI84892 V7R2 : SI84891 V7R1 : SI84890  

All good things come to an end, and so it is with the Power8-based Power Systems machines. With the Power10 machines in full swing, it is no surprise that IBM is getting set to completely wind down its sales and support of these vintage Power8 systems. Sales have been...

IBM i 7.3 (V7R3), available since 15/04/2016, will be withdrawn from marketing on 28/04/2023 and discontinued of support on 30/09/2023 : Start planning for an upgrade ! More information from IBM ... IBM also announced (back in July) the end of service of the E850 (not...