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RS/6000 type 7012-320
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Type 7030 servers (model 3BT)
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Early RS/6000 7013
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RS/6000 7013 J-series
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Dual 375 MHz IBM POWER3-II processors on the CPU module of a RS/6000 44P 270

Template:Multiple image The RISC System/6000 is a family of RISC-based (Reduced Instruction Set Computer-based) Unix servers, workstations and supercomputers made by IBM in the 1990s. The RS/6000 family replaced the IBM RT PC computer platform in February 1990 and is the first computer line to see the use of IBM's POWER and PowerPC based microprocessors. In October 2000, the RS/6000 brand was retired for POWER-based servers and replaced by the eServer pSeries. Workstations continued under the RS/6000 brand until 2002, when new POWER/-based workstations were released under the IntelliStation POWER/ brand.

The RS/6000 floating-point execution unit (FPU) enabled major improvements in the speed and accuracy of floating-point operations. The key feature of the FPU was introducing the MAF (multiply-add fused) operation, which has since become standard in most modern processors. [1]

History

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AIX RS/6000 servers running ibm.com in early 1998

IBM's announcement of RS/6000 in February 1990 was its reentry into Unix workstations—the fastest-growing segment of the PC market—after the failed RT PC,[2] with its AIX operating system the company's official endorsement of Unix. RS/6000's RISC technology had a much better price/performance ratio than IBM's existing proprietary AS/400. Although the company described RS/6000 as being for scientific and engineering users, observers said that IBM intended it and AS/400 to compete with each other in the midrange system market.[3] IBM claimed during the announcement that RS/6000 was faster than competing systems from Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Digital Equipment Corporation, and hoped that it would have 15% of the workstation market by 1992.Template:R

The first RS/6000 models use the IBM Standard Micro Channel (SMC) bus; later models use PCI. Some later models conform to the PReP and CHRP standard platforms, co-developed with Apple and Motorola, with Open Firmware (OpenFW/OFW). The plan was to enable the RS/6000 to run multiple 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.

The RS/6000 family also includes the POWERserver servers, POWERstation workstations, and the IBM RS/6000 SP supercomputer platform. While most machines are desktops, desksides, or rack-mounted, there are laptop models too. Famous RS/6000s include the PowerPC 604e-based Deep Blue supercomputer that beat world champion Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, and the POWER3-based ASCI White which was the fastest supercomputer in the world during 2000Template:Ndash2002.

Architecture

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Hardware

Service processor

Many RS/6000 and subsequent pSeries machines came with a service processor, which booted itself when power was applied and continuously ran its own firmware, independent of the operating system. The service processor could call a phone number (via a modem) in case of serious failure with the machine.[4] Early advertisements and documentation called the service processor "System Guard",[5] (or SystemGuard[6]) although this name was apparently dropped later on, roughly around the same time that the simplified RS/6000 name was adopted for the computer line itself.

Late in the RS/6000 cycle, the service processor was "converged" with the one used on the AS/400 machines.[7]

Software

POWER machines typically ran AIX. Solaris, OS/2 and Windows NT were also ported to PowerPC. Later Linux was also used.

Some AIX systems support IBM Web-based System Manager.

Models

Type Model CPU MHz L2/L3 Cache Bus Memory Enclosure Introduced[8] Discontinued[8]
7006 41T PowerPC 601/601e 80 0 or 512 KB Microchannel 16 to 256 MB Desktop 1994-06-03[9] 1997-01-10[9]
41W 1997-07-18[10]
42T PowerPC 604/604e 120 0 or 512 KB Up to 256 MB Desktop 1995-06-19[11][12] 1997-09-24[11][12]
42W
7008 M20 POWER1 33 none 16 to 64 MB All-in-one 1993-02-02 1995-01-06
M2A[13] POWER1 33 none 16 to 64 MB All-in-one 1993-02-02 1994-10-26
7009 C10[14] PowerPC 601 80 0 or 1 MB 16 to 256 MB Desktop 1994-05-24 1997-07-18
C1L Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
C20 PowerPC 604 120 1 MB 16 to 256 MB Desktop 1995-06-19 1998-01-30
7010 150 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
160 PowerPC 603 66 Unknown 8 MB Xstation Unknown Unknown
220 PowerPC 604 120 Unknown 32 MB Unknown Unknown Unknown
7011 220 RSC 33 none ? Slimline Desktop 1992-01-21 1995-01-06
22G RSC 33 none ? Slimline Desktop ? ?
22W RSC 33 none Up to 64 MB ? 1993-09-21 1996-10-25
223 RSC ? none Up to 64 MB ? ? ?
230 RSC 45 128 KB ? Slimline Desktop 1993-05-18 1995-01-06
23E RSC 45 128 KB ? ? ? ?
23S RSC 45 none ? ? 1993-05-18 1994-10-26
23T RSC 45 none Up to 64 MB ? 1993-05-18 1994-10-26
23W RSC 45 none Up to 64 MB ? 1993-05-18 1994-10-26
250 PowerPC 601 66/80 [15] none 16 to 256 MB Slimline Desktop 1993-09-21 1997-07-18
25E PowerPC 601 66 ? 16 to 256 MB Planar upgrade (for 220 and 230 families) ? ?
25F PowerPC 601 80[16] ? 16 to 256 MB Planar upgrade (for 220, 230, and 66 MHz 250 families) ? ?
25S PowerPC 601 66/80 ? Up to 256 MB ? 1993-09-21 1996-10-25
25T PowerPC 601 66/80 ? Up to 256 MB ? 1993-09-21 1997-07-18
25W PowerPC 601 66/80 ? Up to 256 MB ? 1993-09-21 1996-10-25
7012Template:Efn 320 POWER1 20 none 8 to 32 MB Desktop 1990-02-15 1992-10-28
32E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
32T POWER1 20 none 8 to 64 MB Tower ? 1992-10-28
32H POWER1 25 none Up to 128 MB Desktop 1991-03-12 1994-10-26
340 POWER1 33 none Up to 256 MB Desktop 1992-01-21 1994-11-04
34H POWER1 41.6 none Up to 256 MB Desktop 1993-07-13 1994-10-26
34L ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
34R ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
350 POWER1 41 none Up to 128 MB Desktop 1992-01-21 1993-08-18
355 POWER1 41 none ? ? 1993-02-02 1994-10-26
35R ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
360 POWER1+ 50 none Up to 256 MB Desktop 1993-02-02 1994-11-04
365 POWER1+ 50 none Up to 128 MB Desktop 1993-02-02 1994-10-26
36T POWER1+ 50 none Up to 256 MB ? 1993-05-18 1994-10-26
370 POWER1++ 62.5 none Up to 256 MB ? 1993-02-02 1996-05-20
375 POWER1++ 62.5 none Up to 128 MB ? 1993-02-02 1994-10-26
37T POWER1++ 62.5 none Up to 256 MB ? 1993-05-18 1996-05-20
380 POWER2+ 59 none/0.5/1 MB 32 to 512 MB Desktop 1994-05-24 1996-05-20
390 POWER2+ 67 1 MB 32 to 512 MB Desktop 1994-05-24 1997-07-18
397 P2SC 160 ? 128 to 1024 MB Desktop 1997-10-06 1999-03-19
39H POWER2 67 none/1/2 MB[17] 64 to 512 MB Desktop 1995-02-07 1998-01-30
39T ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
G02 ? ? ? ? Tower ? ?
G30 PowerPC 601 (2 or 4) 75 ? 32 to 512 MB Tower[16] 1994-10-04 1996-10-23
G40 PowerPC 604 (2 or 4) 112 0.5 MB per CPU[18] 64 MB to 1 GB Tower 1996-07-23 1998-01-08
7030 355 POWER1 41 ? ? ? ? ?
375 POWER1++ 62.5 ? ? ? ? ?
37T ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
397 P2SC 160 ? ? Desktop 1997-10-06 1999-01-19
3AT POWER2+ 59 none 32 to 512 MB Desktop 1994-05-24 1997-01-10
3BT POWER2+ 67 0.5 or 1 MB 32 to 512 MB Desktop 1994-05-24 1998-01-08
3CT POWER2 67 none/1/2 MB[19] 64 to 512 MB Desktop 1995-02-07 1998-01-08
7013 520 POWER1 20 none 8 to 128 MB Deskside 1990-02-15 1992-04-21
52E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
52H POWER1 25 none Up to 512 MB Deskside 1992-01-21 1995-01-06
530 POWER1 25 none 16 to 128 MB Deskside 1990-02-15 1992-01-02
53H POWER1 33 none 32 to 512 MB HD3 (33 MHz) Deskside 1991-10-02 1993-08-18
53E POWER1 [20] 33 none 32 to 512 MB HD3 (33 MHz) Deskside 1992-01-21 ?
540 POWER1 30 none 64 to 256 MB Deskside 1990-02-15 1992-01-02
550 POWER1 41.6 none 64 MB to 1 GB Deskside 1990-10-30 1993-08-18
55E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
55L POWER1 41.6 none Up to 256 MB Deskside 1993-05-18 1994-10-26
55S ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
560 POWER1+ 50 none Up to 1 GB Deskside 1992-01-21 1993-12-21
56F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
570 POWER1+ 50 none Up to 1 GB Deskside 1993-02-02 1996-05-20
571 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
57F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
57L ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
580 POWER1++ 62.5 none 64 MB to 1 GB Deskside 1992-09-22 1996-05-20
58F POWER1++ [21] 62.5 none 64 MB to 1 GB Deskside 1992-11-27 ?
58H POWER2 55.6 none 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1993-09-21 1996-10-25
590 POWER2 66.7 none 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1993-09-21 1997-09-24
591 POWER2 77 none 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1995-07-25 1997-07-18
595 P2SC 135 none 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1996-10-08 1999-01-08
59H POWER2+ 66.7 1 MB 64 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1994-05-24 1997-01-10
J01 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
J30 PowerPC 601 (2 or 4) 75 ? 128 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1994-10-04 1996-10-23
J40 PowerPC 604 (2 to 8) 112 1 MB 128 MB to 2 GB Deskside 1996-08-30 1998-01-08
J50 PowerPC 604e (2 to 8) 200 ? ? Deskside 1997-04-30 1999-01-08
7016 730Template:Efn POWER1 25 none 16 to 128 MB Deskside 1990 ?
731 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7015Template:Efn 920 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
930 POWER1 25 none 16 to 128 MB Rack tower 1990-02-15 1992-07-15
950 POWER1 41 ? Up to 512 MB Rack tower 1991-05-07 1993-12-21
95E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
960 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
970 POWER1+ 50 ? Up to 1 GB Rack tower 1992-04-21 1993-08-18
97B POWER1+ 50 ? ? Rack tower 1993-02-02 1995-01-06
97E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
97F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
980 POWER1++ 62.5 none Up to 1 GB Rack tower 1992-09-22 1993-08-18
98B POWER1++ 62.5 ? ? Rack tower 1993-02-02 1996-05-20
98E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
98F ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
990 POWER2 71.5 none 128 MB to 2 GB Rack tower 1993-09-21 1996-05-20
99E Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
99F Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
99J Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
99K Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
R10 POWER1+ 50 none 128 MB to 1 GB 6U racks 1994-05-24 1996-05-20
R20 POWER2+ 66 1 MB 128 MB to 2 GB 6U racks 1994-05-24 1998-01-30
R21 POWER2 77 ? ? 6U racks 1995-07-25 1996-10-25
R24 POWER2+ 71.5 2 MB 128 MB to 2 GB 10U racks 1994-05-24 1998-01-30
R30 PowerPC 601 (2 or 4) 75 ? 128 MB to 2 GB 6U racks 1994-10-04 1996-10-23
R40 PowerPC 604 (2 to 8) 112 ? 128 MB to 2 GB 6U racks 1996-07-23 1998-01-08
R4U ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
R50 PowerPC 604e (2 to 8) 200 ? Up to 4 GB 6U racks 1997-04-15 2000-08-15
R5U ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7017 S70 RS64 125 ? PCI ? 2+ racks 1997-10-31 1999-12-13
RS64-II 262 ? ? 1998-10-05
S7A RS64-II 262 8 MB 1 to 32 GB 2+ racks 1998-10-23 2000-12-01
S80[22] RS64-III[23] 450[23] 8 MB[23] 2 to 64 GB[23] 2+ racks[23] 1999-09-24 2001-08-31
S85 RS64-III / IV 450/600 8/16 MB 2 to 96 GB Racks 2000-11-17 ?
7020 0U0 PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop 1994-10-04 1996-01-19
40P[24] PowerPC 601 66 ? 16 to 192 MB Desktop ? ?
B1B PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop 1994-10-04 1996-01-19
B1C PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop 1994-10-04 1996-01-19
D1D PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop 1994-10-04 1996-01-19
D2D PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop 1994-10-04 1996-01-19
D4E ? ? ? ? Desktop 1995-02-07 1996-01-19
SPE PowerPC 601 66 ? ? Desktop 1994-10-04 1996-01-19
7024 E20 PowerPC 604 100/133 512 KB 16 to 512 MB Tower 1995-10-10 1997-07-18
PowerPC 604e 233 1997-04-?? ?
E30 PowerPC 604 133/166 ? 64 to 1024 MB Tower 1996-04-23 1999-03-19
PowerPC 604e 233 1997-04-?? 1999-03-19
7025 F30 PowerPC 604 133/166 ? Up to 1 GB Tower 1996-02-20 1998-01-08
F40 PowerPC 604e (1 or 2) 166/233 ? Up to 1 GB Tower 1996-10-08 2000-05-08
F50 PowerPC 604e (1 to 4) 166/332 256 KB 128 MB to 3 GB Tower 1997-04-25[25] 2001-07-17[25]
F80[26] RS64-III (1 to 6) 450/500 2/4 MB (SMP) 8/16 GB (SMP) Deskside[26] 2000-05-09 2001-07-13
F85 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7026 H10 PowerPC 604e (1 or 2) 166/233 ? Up to 1 GB 7U racks 1997-02-14 1998-02-27
H50 PowerPC 604e (1 to 4) 332 ? Up to 3 GB 8U racks 1998-02-20 2000-12-01
H70[27] RS64-II (1 to 4) 340 ? Up to 8 GB 8U racks 1999-04-23 2001-07-17
H80[28] RS64-III/IV (1 to 6) 450/500 ? Up to 16 GB 5U racks 2000-06-09 2001-07-13
M80[29] RS64-III/IV (2 to 8) 500/750 ? ? 8U racks 2000-06-09 2002-01-31
B80 ? ? ? ? 5U racks ? ?
7248 43P PowerPC 604 100/120/132/166[30] 256/512 KB 16 to 192 MB Desktop 1995-06-19 1997-07-18
7043 43P-140[31] PowerPC 604e 166/200/233/332 1 MB 32 to 768 MB Desktop 1996-10-08 2000-12-01
43P-150[32] PowerPC 604e 250/375 1 MB 64 MB to 1 GB Desktop 1998-10-05 2003-12-12
43P-240 PowerPC 604e (1 or 2) 166/233 512 KB/1 MB per CPU[33] 64 MB to 1 GB Desktop 1996-10-08 1999-03-19
43P-260 POWER3 (1 or 2) 200 4 MB per CPU 128 MB to 4 GB Tower 1998-10-05 2000-12-01
43P-270[34][35] POWER3-II (up to 4) 200/375/450 4/8 MB per CPU up to 8 GB Tower 2000-02-25 2003-09-12
7044 44P-170[36] POWER3-II 333/400/450 1/4/8 MB 256 MB to 2 GB Tower 2000-02-07 2003-12-12
44P-270[37] POWER3-II (Up to 4) 375/450 4/8 MB 256 MB to 16 GB Tower 2000-02-07 2003-09-12
7046 B50 PowerPC 604e 375 1 MB Up to 1 GB 2U racks 1999-09-13 2003-09-12
7317 F3L[38] PowerPC 604 133 512 KB 32 to 960 MB 17U racks 1996-10-08 1999-12-13
PowerPC 604e 166 1 MB 32 MB to 1 GB
233 512 KB
7007 N40 PowerPC 601 50 ? Unknown 16 to 64 MB[39] Laptop 1994-03-08 1997-06-30
7249 851 PowerPC 603e 100 256 KB 32 to 96 MB Laptop 1996-02-20 1996-11-08
860[40] PowerPC 603e 166 256 KB 32 to 96 MB Laptop 1996-10-08 1998-01-30

The Model N40 was a PowerPC-based laptop developed and manufactured by Tadpole Technology in conjunction with IBM.[41] It was released 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 that lasted for 4 hours was available for this reason.[42]

See also

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