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IBM System/3X

IBM System/3X was a line of general business midrange computers that were developed and marketed by IBM beginning in 1975. The IBM AS/400, a successor system that was introduced in 1988, was based on a combination of the System/36 and System/38 computers. The IBM i operating system running on top of IBM Power Systems maintains backwards compatibility with some of the System/3x series operating systems.

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IBM System/3X was a line of general business midrange computers that were developed and marketed by IBM beginning in 1975. The IBM AS/400, a successor system that was introduced in 1988, was based on a combination of the System/36 and System/38 computers.1 The IBM i operating system running on top of IBM Power Systems maintains backwards compatibility with some of the System/3x series operating systems.

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  1. Wright, Jason (February 26, 2006). "The comeback kit". Information Age. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-23.