Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) | 1995 IBM System/390 Mainframe (MVS Client Server Computer, Parallel Sysplex; PC Server 500) vol 4-2 @ComputerHistoryArchivesProject | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
IBM Computing 1995: This film is a partially restored installment of the IBM System/390 Magazine video series. This vol 4-2 edition has lots of technical info and covers lots of ground. Included are Parallel Sysplex at Toronto Dominion Bank, Parallel Enterprise Server at Iceland Air, Parallel Enterprise Server at American Bankers Insurance Group, Miami, Florida, and the IBM PC Server 500.
The IBM System/390 was announced in 1990 as the most current upgrade to the System/360 and System/370 family. Available in various sizes, the lowest cost models under $100,000, and the highest water-cooled giant systems in the $20 million dollar range. The Operating System "OS/390" was introduced in late 1995 to help fully utilize the MVS operating system package.
An additional benefit of the OS/390 packaging concept was to improve reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) for the operating system. This "packaging" reduced the overall time required for customers to test and deploy the operating system in their environments.
In December 2001 IBM extended OS/390 to include support for 64-bit zSeries processors and added various other improvements, and the resulting OS was named z/OS. IBM ended support for the older OS/390-branded versions in 2004.
This film is part of the IBM "System/390 Magazine" series of news and updates from IBM.
Provided as educational and historical information only.
IBM Computing 1995: This film is a partially restored installment of the IBM System/390 Magazine video series. This vol 4-2 edition has lots of technical info and covers lots of ground. Included are Parallel Sysplex at Toronto Dominion Bank, Parallel Enterprise Server at Iceland Air, Parallel Enterprise Server at American Bankers Insurance Group, Miami, Florida, and the IBM PC Server 500.
The IBM System/390 was announced in 1990 as the most current upgrade to the System/360 and System/370 family. Available in various sizes, the lowest cost models under $100,000, and the highest water-cooled giant systems in the $20 million dollar range. The Operating System "OS/390" was introduced in late 1995 to help fully utilize the MVS operating system package.
An additional benefit of the OS/390 packaging concept was to improve reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) for the operating system. This "packaging" reduced the overall time required for customers to test and deploy the operating system in their environments.
In December 2001 IBM extended OS/390 to include support for 64-bit zSeries processors and added various other improvements, and the resulting OS was named z/OS. IBM ended support for the older OS/390-branded versions in 2004.
This film is part of the IBM "System/390 Magazine" series of news and updates from IBM.
Provided as educational and historical information only.
