1984 Computer History: IBM System/36 Minicomputer promo, office automation, business, Rochester NY @ComputerHistoryArchivesProject

Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) | 1984 Computer History: IBM System/36 Minicomputer promo, office automation, business, Rochester NY @ComputerHistoryArchivesProject | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Computer History: IBM System/36 Minicomputer announced in 1983, was a mid-range computer and successor to the System/34. It came native with 512K memory, upgradable to 2MB of memory. This 1984 promotional film shows the System/36 used in three different business applications. The System/36 was the successor to the System/38. Originally announced by IBM on May 16, 1983, the System/36 was designed with exceptional flexibility in configuration. Original IBM promo, run time: 11 minutes.

(More info from IBM Archives pages) The System/36 was developed at IBM’s Rochester, Minn., laboratory and was manufactured in Rochester; Guadalajara, Mexico; Fujisawa, Japan and Santa Paloma, Italy. On May 1986, IBM delivered its 100,000th System/36 to Continental Insurance's headquarters in New York City. The System/36 was designed with exceptional configuration flexibility to satisfy a wide range of users. For example, customers could use the IBM 5362 system unit, a very compact, entry-level model that offered main storage from 128K to 512K characters, and a disk storage from 30 million to 120 million. The company also offered the IBM 5360 system unit (main storage of 128K to 1024K; disk storage of 30 million to 400 million characters; available in 12 models), and the IBM 5363, IBM 5371 and IBM 5373 system units.
In addition, the System/36 also utilized the IBM 5225 printer, IBM 3262 printer, IBM 8809 tape drive and IBM 5294 remote control unit, and could be used with a variety of specialized terminals such as the IBM 5260 retail system. By 1994, the System/36 had been succeeded by the IBM AS/400 midrange computer family, and the IBM advised customers to trade in their System/36s and System/38s to receive credit toward the purchase of an AS/400.

“IBM System/36” Film Copyright © International Business Machines Corporation

For more info on System/36 see also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/36

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