Re: IBM overhauls iSeries for the long haul

It's generally considered that between 700,000 and 800,000 have been
produced, and between 200,000 and 250,000 are in current use.

Remember that through the MES (upgrade) process, what used to be a B10 can
be a high end 570 today.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

"i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
e gads

Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!

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Any idea on how many AS/400s were produced or still in use ?
CISC vs RISC



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> Depending on who you listen to (IBM doesn't talk) There were 25,000 to
> 35,000 S/38's, and 250,000 to 275,000 S/36s.
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> Al
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> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
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> 400>390
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> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
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> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
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> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
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> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
> http://www.as400connection.com
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> More than you can imagine. Since there was far more S/36
> installed than S/38(50 to 1, maybe much higher), you gotta
> imagine many of those folks never bothered to convert to
> "native".
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> I have several customers who never bothered and never asked
> to be converted once they saw that the 400 could handle
> their software "as is".
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>   Many have converted over the years, but some still run a few
> applications just as they were on the S/36. The S/36 customers
> are the reason the 400 exists today in my opinion.
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> I don't believe "anybody" including IBM, has any idea how
> much S/36 code still runs. Remember the S/36 was wildly
> popular in other countries other than the USA.
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> Of course IBM also didn't think many people were using
> OV/400.
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> Shields, Ken wrote:
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> That's another reason why IBM, rushed to put the Sys/36 out in the
market.
> The S/36 was so popular, that even to-day, on the current release of
OS400,
> the Sys 36 Environment is still supported.
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> I'm very curious to know just how many companies are still using the
> S36 Environment.
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