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RISC System/6000, or RS/6000 for short, is a family of RISC and UNIX based servers, workstations and supercomputers made by IBM in the 1990s. The RS/6000 family replaced the IBM RT computer platform in February 1990 and was the first computer line to see the use of IBM's POWER and PowerPC based microprocessors. RS/6000 was renamed eServer pSeries in October 2000.

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History

The first generations of RS/6000 systems used the Micro Channel bus technology but later models used PCI. Some later models used the standardized PReP and CHRP platforms, co-developed with Apple and Motorola, with Open Firmware. The plan was to enable the use of a multitude of operating systems such as Windows NT, NetWare, OS/2, Solaris, Taligent, AIX and Mac OS but in the end only IBM's UNIX variant AIX was used and supported on RS/6000. Linux is widely used on CHRP based RS/6000s, but support was added after the RS/6000 name was changed to eServer pSeries in 2000.

RS/6000 types of computers are the POWERserver servers, POWERstation workstations and Scalable POWERparallel supercomputer platform. While most machines were desktops, desksides, or rack mounted, there was a laptop model too, the Model 860. A lot of famous computers are RS/6000 based, such as the P2SC based Deep Blue supercomputer that beat world champion Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997 and the POWER3 based ASCI White which was the fastest computer in the world 2000-2002.

Models

Some models were marketed under the RS/6000 POWERstation and/or POWERserver names.

Type 7006

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 41T PowerPC 601 80 0 or 512 KB 16 to 256 MB Desktop 1994-06-??[1]  ?
Model 41W  ?
Model 42T PowerPC 604 120  ? Up to 256 MB Desktop 1995-06-19[2]  ?
Model 42W PowerPC 604 120  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?

Type 7007

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model N40 PowerPC 601 50  ? 16-64 MB[3] Notebook 1994-03-08  ?

The Model N40 was PowerPC-based notebook developed and manufactured by Tadpole Technology for IBM. It became available on 25 March 1994, priced at US$12,000. The internal batteries could power the system for 45 minutes only and an external battery pack was available for this reason.[4]

Type 7008

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model M20 POWER1 33 None 16 to 64 MB  ? 1993-02-02[5]  ?
Model M2A POWER1 33 None  ?  ?  ?  ?

These workstations were marketed under the PowerStation name.

Type 7009

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model C10 PowerPC 601 80 0 or 1 MB 16 to 256 Desktop June 1994[1]  ?
Model C1L  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model C20 PowerPC 604 120 1 MB  ? Desktop 1995-06-19[2]  ?

Type 7010

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 120 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 130 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 140 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 150 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 160 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7011

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 220 RSC 33 None ? Slimline Desktop ? ?
Model 22G ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 22W POWER1 33 None Up to 64 MB ? ? ?
Model 223 ? ? ? Up to 64 MB ? ? ?
Model 230 RSC 45 128 KB L2 ? ? ? ?
Model 23E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 23S POWER1 45 None ? ? ? ?
Model 23T POWER1 45 None Up to 64 MB ? ? ?
Model 23W POWER1 45 None Up to 64 MB ? ? ?
Model 250 PowerPC 601 66 None 16 to 256 MB Slimline Desktop (Pizzabox) ? ?
Model 25E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 25F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 25S PowerPC 601 66 ? Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 25T PowerPC 601 66/80 ? Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 25W PowerPC 601 66/80 ? Up to 256 MB ? ? ?

Type 7012

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 320 POWER1 20 None 8 to 32 MB Desktop ? ?
Model 32E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 32H POWER1 25 None Up to 128 MB ? ? ?
Model 340 POWER1 33 None Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 34H POWER1 41.6 None Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 34L ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 34R ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 350 POWER1 41 None Up to 128 MB ? ? ?
Model 355 POWER1 41 None ? ? ? ?
Model 35R ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 360 POWER1 50 None Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 365 POWER1 50 None Up to 128 MB Desktop ? ?
Model 36T POWER1 50 None Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 370 POWER1 50 None Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 375 POWER1++ 62.5 None Up to 128 MB ? ? ?
Model 37T POWER1++ 62.5 None Up to 256 MB ? ? ?
Model 380 POWER2 59 None 32 to 512 MB  ? June 1994[1]  ?
Model 390 POWER2+ 67 1 MB  ?  ? June 1994[1]  ?
Model 397 P2SC 160 ? 128 to 1024 MB ? ? ?
Model 39H POWER2 67 ? ? ? ? ?
Model 39T ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model G02 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model G30 PowerPC 601 (1 or 2) 75 ? ? ? ? ?
Model G40 PowerPC 604 (2 or 4) 112 ? ? ? ? ?

The 380 and 390 are identical to the 3AT and 3BT workstations.

Type 7013

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 520 POWER1 20 None 8 to 128 MB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 52E  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 52H POWER1 25 None Up to 512 MB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 530 POWER1 25 None 16 to 128 MB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 53H POWER1 33 None 32 to 512 MB HD3 (33 MHz)  ?  ?  ?
Model 53E same as 53H [6] same same same same 1992-01-21  ?
Model 540 POWER1 30 None 64 to 256 MB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 550 POWER1 41 None  ? Deskside  ?  ?
Model 55E  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 55L POWER1 41.6 None Up to 256 MB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 55S  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 560 POWER1 50 None Up to 1 GB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 56F  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 570 POWER1 50 None Up to 1 GB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 571  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 57F  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 57L  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 580 POWER1++ 62.5 None Up to 1 GB Deskside 1992-10-23  ?
Model 58F same as 580 [7] same same same same 1992-11-27  ?
Model 58H POWER2 55.6 None 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 590 POWER2 66.7 None 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside  ?  ?
Model 591  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 595 P2SC 135  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 59H POWER2+ 66.7 1 MB 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1994-06-??[1]  ?
Model J01  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model J30  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model J40 PowerPC 604 (2 to 8) 112 1 MB 128MB to 2GB Deskside 1996-08-30 1998-01-08
Model J50 PowerPC 604e (2 to 8) 200  ?  ?  ? 1997-04-03 1999-01-08

Type 7015

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 920 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 930 POWER1 25 None 16 to 128 MB Rack ? ?
Model 950 ? ? ? Up to 512 MB Rack ? ?
Model 95E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 960 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 970 ? ? ? Up to 1 GB Rack ? ?
Model 97B ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 97E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 97F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 980 POWER1++ 62.5 None Up to 1 GB Rack ? ?
Model 98B ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 98E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 98F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 990 POWER2 71.5 None 128 MB to 2 GB Rack ? ?
Model 99E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 99F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 99J ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 99K ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model R00 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model R10 POWER1 50 None 128 MB to 1 GB Rackmount 1994-06-??[1]  ?
Model R20 POWER2+ 66 1 MB 128 MB to 2 GB Rackmount 1994-06-??[1]  ?
Model R21  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model R24 POWER2+ 71.5 2 MB 128 to 2 GB Rackmount 1994-06-??[1]  ?
Model R30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model R40 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model R4U ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model R50 PowerPC 604e (2 to 8) 200 ? Up to 4 GB 6U Rackmount ? ?
Model R5U ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7016

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 730 POWER1 2 None 16 to 128 MB Deskside ? ?
Model 731 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7017

Model CPU # of CPUs MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
S70 RS64 4, 8 or 12 125 ? ? ? 1997-10-31 1999-12-13
RS64-II 262 ? ? ? ?
S7A RS64-II 4 to 12 262 ? ? ? 1998-10-23 2000-12-01
S80 RS64-III[8] 6 to 24 450[8] 8 MB L2[8] 2 to 64 GB[8] 2+ rack(s)[8] 1999-09-24 2001-08-31

Type 7020

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 0U0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model 40P PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop ? ?
Model B1B ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model B1C ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model D1D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model D2D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model D4E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model SPE ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7024

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model E20  ?  ?  ?  ? Deskside  ?  ?
PowerPC 604e 233 1997-04-??[9]  ?
Model E30 PowerPC 604 166  ? 64 to 1024 MB Deskside  ?  ?
PowerPC 604e 233 1997-04-??[9]  ?

Type 7025

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model F30 PowerPC 604 133  ?  ? Tower 1996-02-??[10]  ?
Model F40 PowerPC 604e (2) 166  ?  ?  ? 1996-10-??[11]  ?
Model F50 PowerPC 604 332  ?  ? Tower 1997-04-25 2001-07-17[12]
Model F80[13] RS64-III (Up to 6) 450/500 2/4 MB (SMP) 8/16 GB (SMP) Deskside [14] 2000-05-08  ?
Model F85  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?

Type 7026

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model H10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Model H50 ? ? ? ? Rack ? ?
Model H70 RS64-II (Up to 4) 340 MHz ? Up to 8 GB Rack 1999-04-23 2001-07-17
Model H80 RS64-III 450 MHz ? ? Rack ? ?
Model M80 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7027

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model HSD ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7030

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 355  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 375  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 37T  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 397 P2SC 160  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Model 3AT POWER2 59 None 32 to 512 MB Desktop June 1994[1]  ?
Model 3BT POWER2+ 67 1 MB  ? Desktop June 1994[1]  ?
Model 3CT POWER2 67 None/2MB 64 to 512MB Desktop  ?  ?

Type 7043

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 43P-140 PowerPC 604e 166/200/233/332 1 MB 32 to 768 MB Deskside 1996 2000
Model 43P-150 PowerPC 604e 250/375 1 MB 64 to 1024 MB Deskside 1999 2003
Model 43P-240 PowerPC 604e (1 or 2) 166/233 (1 or 2)x 512k /(1 or 2)x 1MB[15] 64 to 1024 MB Deskside 1996 1999
Model 43P-260 POWER3 (1 or 2) 200 4 MB L2 per CPU 128 MB to 4 GB Deskside ? ?
Model 43P-270 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7044

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 44P-170 POWER3-II 333/400/450 1/4/8 MB L2 256 MB to 2 GB Deskside ? ?
Model 44P-270 POWER3-II (Up to 4) 375/450 ? 256 MB to 16 GB Deskside ? ?

Type 7046

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model B50 PowerPC 604e 375 1 MB Up to 1 GB ECC DIMM 2U Rackmount 1999 2003

Type 7248

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 43P-100 PowerPC 604 100 256 kB L2 ? Desktop ? ?
Model 43P-120 PowerPC 604 120 ? ? ? ? ?
Model 43P-132 PowerPC 604 132 ? ? ? ? ?

Type 7249

Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Memory Enclosure Introduced Discontinued
Model 860 PowerPC 603e 166 ? 32 to 96 MB Notebook 1996-10 ?

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fellows, William (10 June 1994). "IBM RS/6000 ANNOUNCEMENTS". Computer Business Review.
  2. ^ a b "TWO POWERS, TWO THINKPADS GET IBM'S BALL ROLLING". (19 June 1995). Computer Business Review.
  3. ^ http://www.ibmmuseum.com/ohlandl/7007/7007-n40.html
  4. ^ "IBM READY TO SHIP TADPOLE's POWERPC-BOOK". (8 March 1994). Computer Business Review.
  5. ^ "IBM JOINS WORKSTATION PRICE WAR WITH $4,000 RS/6000 M20...". (3 February 1993). Computer Business Review.
  6. ^ Model 53E is a special designation for Models 520 and 52H converted to 53H functionality (33 MHz Processor and 33 MHz memory) as on-site upgrade. See US Announcement Letter 192-005
  7. ^ Model 58F is a special designation for Models 530H, 550 and 560 converted to Model 580 functionality (62.5 MHz Processor) as on-site upgrade. See US Announcement Letter C92-016
  8. ^ a b c d e The RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model S80 Technology and Architecture. IBM.
  9. ^ a b "RS/6000 OFFERS 32-BIT KICKERS, NC SUPPORT, NO RE-BRANDING". (10 April 1997). Computer Business Review.
  10. ^ "IBM'S BONUSPAK FOR OS/390 PROVIDES SET OF INTERNET TOOLS, FULL PROTECTION FROM THE YEAR 2000". (26 February 1996). Computer Business Review.
  11. ^ "IBM AIX LAUNCH - MORE WAFFLE THAN HARD FACTS". (18 October 1996). Computer Business Review.
  12. ^ http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=pseries&htmlfid=897/ENUS7025-F50
  13. ^ RS/6000 7025 Model F80 Technical Overview and Introduction, IBM, 2000.
  14. ^ http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0033.pdf 7025-F80 Technical Overview and Introduction (Dimensions from page 2, HxWxD: 610 x 483 x 728 mm)
  15. ^ http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss?DocURL=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sm/0/897/ENUS7043-240/index.html&InfoType=DD&InfoSubType=SM&InfoDesc=HW+%26+SW+Desc+%28Sales+Manual%2C+RPQ%29&panelurl=index.wss%3Fbuttonpressed%3DDET001PT116%26page%3D1000%26paneltext1%3DDET001PEF012%26user%2Btype%3DEXT&paneltext=HW%20&%20SW%20desc%20(Sales%20manual,%20RPQ)