{{Short description|1990s line of RISC servers and workstations from IBM}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox computing device |name = IBM RISC System/6000 |aka = IBM RS/6000 |logo = IBM RS6000 wordmark.svg |logo_size = |developer = IBM |type = {{plain list| * Desktop * Workstation{{nbsp}}(POWERstation) * Server (POWERserver) * Supercomputer platform (RS/6000 SP line) }} |release_date = {{Start date|1990|02}} |discontinued = {{ubl|October 2000 (servers)|2002 (workstations)}}<!-- This had {{End date}} on part of it. I don't know how this works, so I haven't attempted to replace it after adding the list markup --> |image = 270px |caption = <!-- left - two RS/6000 J40 or J50 machines --> |predecessor = IBM RT PC |successor = {{plain list| * eServer pSeries * IntelliStation POWER * IBM ThinkPad Power Series }} |related = IBM PC Power Series |cpu = {{plain list| * IBM POWER * PowerPC }} | website = {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301183550/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com:80/|title=rs6000.ibm.com}} }}
thumb|RS/6000 type 7012-320 thumb|Type 7030 servers (model 3BT) thumb|Early RS/6000 7013 thumb|RS/6000 7013 J-series thumb|Dual 375 MHz IBM POWER3-II processors on the CPU module of a RS/6000 44P 270 {{multiple image | align = right | perrow = 2 | total_width = 400 | image1 = IBM RS6000 44P-170 (7044-170).jpg | width1 = 450 | height1 = auto | image2 = IBM RS6000 44P-270.jpg | width2 = 450 | height2 = auto | footer = IBM RS6000 44P: model 170 and model 270}} 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. <ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Montoye |first1=R. K. |last2=Hokenek |first2=E. |last3=Runyon |first3=S. L. |date=January 1990 |title=Design of the IBM RISC System/6000 floating-point execution unit |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5389859 |journal=IBM Journal of Research and Development |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=59–70 |doi=10.1147/rd.341.0059 |issn=0018-8646|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
== History == [[File:IBM RS6000 AIX Servers IBM.COM 1998 (1).jpeg|thumb|AIX RS/6000 servers running ''ibm.com'' in early 1998]]
After the RT PC—IBM's first Unix RISC workstation—achieved less than 2% market share, the company avoided using the RT name for its replacement.<ref name="iw19900115">{{Cite magazine |last=Marshall |first=Martin |last2=LaPlante |first2=Alice |date=1990-01-15 |title=IBM RISC Workstation Family Due in February |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA409&pg=PA387 |access-date=March 15, 2026 |magazine=InfoWorld |pages=1, 93 |volume=12 |issue=3}}</ref> IBM's announcement of RS/6000 in February 1990 was its reentry into the fastest-growing segment of the PC market,<ref name="iw19900219">{{Cite magazine |date=1990-02-19 |title=IBM's Born-Again Workstation Line Will Exorcise RT Ghost, Users Say |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gTAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1 |access-date=2025-06-28 |magazine=InfoWorld |pages=1,101 |volume=12 |issue=8}}</ref> and its use of AIX was the company's official endorsement of Unix.<ref name="cortese19900226">{{Cite magazine |last=Cortese |first=Amy |date=1990-02-26 |title=Unix elevated to IBM mainstream status |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qNmKXArAnpAC&pg=PA6 |access-date=2025-06-28 |magazine=Computerworld |page=62 |volume=XXIV |issue=9}}</ref> About 70 vendors demonstrated early versions of software at the introduction. About 100 more announced ports to the system, and IBM said it expected 1500 applications from 700 companies by the end of 1990.<ref name="marshall19900226">{{Cite magazine |last=Marshall |first=Martin |date=1990-02-26 |title=IBM's RS/6000s Headed for Rich Software Base |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP8 |access-date=2025-08-01 |magazine=InfoWorld |page=8 |volume=12 |issue=9}}</ref>
IBM aggressively priced RS/6000 after its earlier failure to compete against Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Silicon Graphics.{{r|iw19900115}} ''InfoWorld'' said that while RT PC "caused only laughter among competitors ... This time no one is laughing" at RS/6000, with performance superior to Sun and comparable prices.<ref name="marshall_39_19900226">{{Cite magazine |last=Marshall |first=Martin |date=1990-02-26 |title=IBM Raises the Ante For RISC Performance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP39 |access-date=2025-08-01 |magazine=InfoWorld |pages=39, 42 |volume=12 |issue=9}}</ref> IBM said during the announcement that it was faster than competing systems from Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and Digital Equipment Corporation, and hoped that the company would have 15% of the workstation market by 1992.{{r|iw19900219}} RS/6000's RISC technology also 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,{{r|cortese19900226}} with non-technical software announcements beyond those available for competing workstations.{{r|marshall19900226}} The AS/400 division at IBM Rochester reportedly attempted to prevent the RS/6000 division at IBM Austin from selling the product at such a competitive price, and wanted to change its name to a number smaller than "400". An uninvolved company source said "The last thing IBM wanted to do was compete with itself. But it looks like that kind of thinking isn't going to work anymore".<ref name="iw19900226">{{Cite magazine |last=Dryden |first=Patrick |last2=LaPlante |first2=Alice |date=1990-02-26 |title=RISC System/6000 Could Step on AS/400's Toes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP1 |access-date=2025-08-01 |magazine=InfoWorld |pages=1,8 |volume=12 |issue=9}}</ref>
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 2000{{ndash}}2002.
== Architecture == {{Expand section|date=January 2021}} === 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140303025726/http://reg094.cct.lsu.edu/pdf//index.php?pdf=%2Fhardware%2Fp4_660%2F380571.pdf RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model M80, Eserver pSeries 660 Model 6M1. Service Guide], p. 69</ref> Early advertisements and documentation called the service processor "System Guard",<ref>{{cite book|author=IDG Enterprise|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-JEQiC7c3oC&pg=PA61|title=Computerworld|date=3 April 1995|publisher=IDG Enterprise|page=61|issn=0010-4841}}</ref> (or SystemGuard<ref>{{cite manual|url=http://www.informatica.co.cr/unix/research/acrobat/9511.pdf|title=IBM RISC System/6000 SMP Servers Architecture and Implementation|date=November 1995|publisher=IBM|id=SG24-2583-00|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202221736/http://www.informatica.co.cr/unix/research/acrobat/9511.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2015}}</ref>) 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=REDP0195.book|url=http://www.csee.umbc.edu/portal/help/architecture/ibm_p630.pdf|access-date=2016-09-10|website=Csee.umbc.edu}}</ref>
===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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !Type ! style="width:120px;" |Model ! style="width:150px;" |CPU ! style="width:100px;" |MHz ! style="width:100px;" |L2/L3 Cache !Bus ! style="width:100px;" |Memory ! style="width:100px;" |Enclosure ! style="width:130px;" |Introduced<ref name="RSmodels">{{cite web|title=RS/6000 Machine Type Models|url=http://archive.rootvg.net/RSmodels.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011082506/http://archive.rootvg.net/RSmodels.htm|archive-date=11 October 2013|access-date=2016-09-10|website=Archive.rootvg.net|df=dmy}}</ref> ! style="width:130px;" |Discontinued<ref name="RSmodels" /> |- | rowspan="4" |7006 | 41T | rowspan="2" | PowerPC 601/601e | rowspan="2" | 80 | rowspan="2" | 0 or 512 KB | rowspan="116" |Microchannel | rowspan="2" | 16 to 256 MB | rowspan="2" | Desktop | rowspan="2" | 1994-06-03<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2010-09-14|title=7006-41T IBM RS/6000 Model 41T|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&htmlfid=897/ENUS7006-41T#Header_7|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www-01.ibm.com|language=en-US}}</ref> | 1997-01-10<ref name=":0" /> |- | 41W | 1997-07-18<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-09-14|title=7006-41W IBM RS/6000 Model 41W|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/w/877/ENUS7006-41W/index.html&request_locale=en|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www-01.ibm.com|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 42T | rowspan="2" | PowerPC 604/604e | rowspan="2" | 120 | rowspan="2" | 0 or 512 KB | rowspan="2" | Up to 256 MB | rowspan="2" | Desktop | rowspan="2" | 1995-06-19<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2010-09-14|title=7006-42T IBM RS/6000 Workstation Model 42T|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/t/897/ENUS7006-42T/index.html&request_locale=en|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www-01.ibm.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-08|title=7006-42W IBM RS/6000 Workstation Model 42W|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/w/897/ENUS7006-42W/index.html&request_locale=en|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www-01.ibm.com|language=en-US}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | 1997-09-24<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |- | 42W |- | rowspan="2" |7008 | M20 | POWER1 | 33 | {{n/a|none}} | 16 to 64 MB | All-in-one | 1993-02-02 | 1995-01-06 |- | M2A<ref>{{cite web|title=Powerstation * 16MB, Graphics, 33MHz, desktop, S.Hem|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=OC&subtype=NA&htmlfid=897/ENUS7008-M2A&appname=System%20Storage|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> | POWER1 | 33 | {{n/a|none}} | 16 to 64 MB | All-in-one | 1993-02-02 | 1994-10-26 |- | rowspan="3" |7009 | C10<ref>{{Cite web |title=RISC System/6000 Model C10 Features and Enhancements |url=https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUSZG94-0354 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429201432/https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUSZG94-0354 |archive-date=2025-04-29 |website=IBM.com}}</ref> | 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 |- | rowspan="3" |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 |- | rowspan="15" |7011 | 220 |RSC |33 | {{n/a|none}} |? |Slimline Desktop |1992-01-21 |1995-01-06 |- | 22G |RSC |33 | {{n/a|none}} |? |Slimline Desktop |? |? |- | 22W |RSC |33 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 64 MB |? |1993-09-21 |1996-10-25 |- | 223 |RSC |? | {{n/a|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 | {{n/a|none}} |? |? |1993-05-18 |1994-10-26 |- | 23T |RSC |45 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 64 MB |? |1993-05-18 |1994-10-26 |- | 23W |RSC |45 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 64 MB |? |1993-05-18 |1994-10-26 |- | 250 |PowerPC 601 |66/80 <ref name="IBMSpecs7011-250">{{cite web|title=7011-250 IBM RS/6000 Model 250|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sm/0/897/ENUS7011-250/index.html|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> | {{n/a|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<ref name="aixweb">{{cite web|title=How can I get the clock speed of an AIX machine? (Text of DW7410)|url=http://www.sdsc.edu/~sherwint/AIXWeb/AIX/Clock_speeds.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521085211/http://www.sdsc.edu/~sherwint/AIXWeb/AIX/Clock_speeds.html|archive-date=21 May 2013|access-date=2016-09-10|website=Sdsc.edu|df=dmy}}</ref> |? |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 |- | rowspan="25" |7012{{Efn|The 380, 390, and 39H servers correspond to the 3AT, 3BT, and 3CT workstations.}} | 320 |POWER1 |20 | {{n/a|none}} |8 to 32 MB |Desktop |1990-02-15 |1992-10-28 |- | 32E |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | 32T |POWER1 |20 | {{n/a|none}} |8 to 64 MB |Tower |? |1992-10-28 |- | 32H |POWER1 |25 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 128 MB |Desktop |1991-03-12 |1994-10-26 |- | 340 |POWER1 |33 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 256 MB |Desktop |1992-01-21 |1994-11-04 |- | 34H |POWER1 |41.6 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 256 MB |Desktop |1993-07-13 |1994-10-26 |- | 34L |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | 34R |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | 350 |POWER1 |41 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 128 MB |Desktop |1992-01-21 |1993-08-18 |- | 355 |POWER1 |41 | {{n/a|none}} |? |? |1993-02-02 |1994-10-26 |- | 35R |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | 360 |POWER1+ |50 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 256 MB |Desktop |1993-02-02 |1994-11-04 |- | 365 |POWER1+ |50 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 128 MB |Desktop |1993-02-02 |1994-10-26 |- | 36T |POWER1+ |50 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 256 MB |? |1993-05-18 |1994-10-26 |- | 370 |POWER1++ |62.5 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 256 MB |? |1993-02-02 |1996-05-20 |- | 375 |POWER1++ |62.5 | {{n/a|none}} |Up to 128 MB |? |1993-02-02 |1994-10-26 |- | 37T |POWER1++ |62.5 | {{n/a|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<ref>{{cite web|title=7012-39H IBM RS/6000 Model 39H|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/printableversion.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/h/897/ENUS7012-39H/index.html|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> |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<ref name="aixweb" /> |1994-10-04 |1996-10-23 |- | G40 |PowerPC 604 (2 or 4) |112 |0.5 MB per CPU<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-11|title=7012-G40 IBM RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model G40|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/0/877/ENUS7012-G40/index.html&request_locale=en|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www-01.ibm.com|language=en-US}}</ref> |64 MB to 1 GB |Tower |1996-07-23 |1998-01-08 |- | rowspan="7" |7030 |355 |POWER1 |41 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- |375 |POWER1++ |62.5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- |37T | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- |397 |P2SC |160 | ? | ? |Desktop |1997-10-06 |1999-01-19 |- |3AT |POWER2+ |59 | {{n/a|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<ref>{{cite web|title=7030-3CT IBM RS/6000 Model 3CT|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/t/897/ENUS7030-3CT/index.html&page=0&user+type=EXT&lang=en_US&request_locale=en|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> |64 to 512 MB |Desktop |1995-02-07 |1998-01-08 |- | rowspan="28" |7013 | 520 | POWER1 | 20 | {{n/a|none}} | 8 to 128 MB | Deskside | 1990-02-15 | 1992-04-21 |- | 52E | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 52H | POWER1 | 25 | {{n/a|none}} | Up to 512 MB | Deskside | 1992-01-21 | 1995-01-06 |- | 530 | POWER1 | 25 | {{n/a|none}} | 16 to 128 MB | Deskside | 1990-02-15 | 1992-01-02 |- | 53H | POWER1 | 33 | {{n/a|none}} | 32 to 512 MB HD3 (33 MHz) | Deskside | 1991-10-02 | 1993-08-18 |- | 53E | POWER1 <ref>Model 53E is a special designation for Models 520 and 52H converted to 53H functionality (33 MHz Processor and 33 MHz memory) as on-site upgrade. See [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.jsp?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS192-005/index.html US Announcement Letter 192-005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007161327/http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.jsp?docURL=%2Fcommon%2Fssi%2Frep_ca%2F5%2F897%2FENUS192-005%2Findex.html|date=7 October 2012}}</ref> | 33 | {{n/a|none}} | 32 to 512 MB HD3 (33 MHz) | Deskside | 1992-01-21 | ? |- | 540 | POWER1 | 30 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 to 256 MB | Deskside | 1990-02-15 | 1992-01-02 |- | 550 | POWER1 | 41.6 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 MB to 1 GB | Deskside | 1990-10-30 | 1993-08-18 |- | 55E | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 55L | POWER1 | 41.6 | {{n/a|none}} | Up to 256 MB | Deskside | 1993-05-18 | 1994-10-26 |- | 55S | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 560 | POWER1+ | 50 | {{n/a|none}} | Up to 1 GB | Deskside | 1992-01-21 | 1993-12-21 |- | 56F | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 570 | POWER1+ | 50 | {{n/a|none}} | Up to 1 GB | Deskside | 1993-02-02 | 1996-05-20 |- | 571 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 57F | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 57L | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | 580 | POWER1++ | 62.5 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 MB to 1 GB | Deskside | 1992-09-22 | 1996-05-20 |- | 58F | POWER1++ <ref>Model 58F is a special designation for Models 530H, 550 and 560 converted to Model 580 functionality (62.5 MHz Processor) as on-site upgrade. See [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.jsp?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUSC92-016/index.html US Announcement Letter C92-016] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007161344/http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.jsp?docURL=%2Fcommon%2Fssi%2Frep_ca%2F6%2F897%2FENUSC92-016%2Findex.html|date=7 October 2012}}</ref> | 62.5 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 MB to 1 GB | Deskside | 1992-11-27 | ? |- | 58H | POWER2 | 55.6 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 MB to 2 GB | Deskside | 1993-09-21 | 1996-10-25 |- | 590 | POWER2 | 66.7 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 MB to 2 GB | Deskside | 1993-09-21 | 1997-09-24 |- | 591 | POWER2 | 77 | {{n/a|none}} | 64 MB to 2 GB | Deskside | 1995-07-25 | 1997-07-18 |- | 595 | P2SC | 135 | {{n/a|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 |- | rowspan="2" |7016 |730{{Efn|The 7016-730 model was a version of 7013-530 model, but with licensed by Silicon Graphics graphics card.[1]}} |POWER1 |25 | {{n/a|none}} |16 to 128 MB |Deskside |1990 |? |- |731 |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | rowspan="27" |7015{{Efn|Type 7015 uses a IBM 9309 Rack Enclosure; this a first generation RS/6000 server running AIX. These units were configured by IBM as experimental "NSS" ("Network Switching Subsystem") routers, and used on the NSFnet T3 backbone in the early/mid-90s.}} | 920 |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | 930 |POWER1 |25 | {{n/a|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 | {{n/a|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 | {{n/a|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 | {{n/a|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 |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- | rowspan="5" |7017 | rowspan="2" | S70 |RS64 |125 |? | rowspan="40" |PCI |? | rowspan="2" | 2+ racks |1997-10-31 | rowspan="2" | 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<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBM RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model S80 |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/s80_specs.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819060230/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/s80_specs.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2000 |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> |RS64-III<ref name="S80">The RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model S80 Technology and Architecture. IBM.</ref> |450<ref name="S80" /> |8 MB<ref name="S80" /> |2 to 64 GB<ref name="S80" /> |2+ racks<ref name="S80" /> |1999-09-24 |2001-08-31 |- |S85 |RS64-III / IV |450/600 |8/16 MB |2 to 96 GB |Racks |2000-11-17 |? |- | rowspan="8" |7020 | 0U0 |PowerPC 601 |66 |? |? |Desktop |1994-10-04 |1996-01-19 |- | 40P<ref>{{Cite web|date=1994-10-04|title=IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 MODEL 40P ENTRY WORKSTATION|url=https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS194-338/index.html&lang=en_US&request_locale=en|access-date=2021-10-17|website=www.ibm.com|language=en-US}}</ref> |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 |- | rowspan="4" |7024 | rowspan="2" | E20 | PowerPC 604 | 100/133 | rowspan="2" | 512 KB | rowspan="2" | 16 to 512 MB | rowspan="2" | Tower | 1995-10-10 | 1997-07-18 |- | PowerPC 604e | 233 | 1997-04-?? | ? |- | rowspan="2" | E30 | PowerPC 604 | 133/166 | rowspan="2" | ? | rowspan="2" | 64 to 1024 MB | rowspan="2" | Tower | 1996-04-23 | 1999-03-19 |- | PowerPC 604e | 233 | 1997-04-?? | 1999-03-19 |- | rowspan="5" |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<ref name="model-f50">{{cite web|title=7025-F50 IBM RS/6000 Server Model F50|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=pseries&htmlfid=897/ENUS7025-F50|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007015656/http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=pseries&htmlfid=897%2FENUS7025-F50|archive-date=7 October 2012|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com|df=dmy}}</ref> | 2001-07-17<ref name="model-f50" /> |- | F80<ref name="model-f80">{{cite web|author1=Stephen Lutz|author2=Shyam Manohar|author3=Scott Vetter|date=May 9, 2000|title=RS/6000 7025 Model F80 Technical Overview and Introduction|url=http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0033.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617120122/http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0033.pdf|archive-date=17 June 2011|publisher=IBM|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | RS64-III (1 to 6) | 450/500 | 2/4 MB (SMP) | 8/16 GB (SMP) | Deskside<ref name="model-f80" /> | 2000-05-09 | 2001-07-13 |- | F85 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |- | rowspan="6" |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<ref>{{Cite web |title=RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H70 |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/rss7091g.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000914162040/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/rss7091g.pdf |archive-date=14 September 2000 |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> |RS64-II (1 to 4) |340 |? |Up to 8 GB |8U racks |1999-04-23 |2001-07-17 |- | H80<ref>{{Cite web |title=RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H80 |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/h80_specs.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816052014/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/h80_specs.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2000 |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> |RS64-III/IV (1 to 6) |450/500 |? |Up to 16 GB |5U racks |2000-06-09 |2001-07-13 |- | M80<ref>{{Cite web |title=RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model M80 |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/m80_specs.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816052110/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/downloads/m80_specs.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2000 |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> |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<ref>{{cite web|title=EMEA - IBM RS/6000 43P Series Model 132|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?&docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/2/877/ENUS7248-132/index.html&page=1000&paneltext1=DET001PEF012&user+type=EXT&lang=en_GB&request_locale=en|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com| date=5 October 2004 }}</ref> |256/512 KB |16 to 192 MB |Desktop |1995-06-19 |1997-07-18 |- | rowspan="5" |7043 | 43P-140<ref>{{Cite web |title=RS/6000 43P Model 140 |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/workstations/43p_140_specs.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824071608/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/workstations/43p_140_specs.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2000 |website=IBM.com |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> |PowerPC 604e |166/200/233/332 |1 MB |32 to 768 MB |Desktop |1996-10-08 |2000-12-01 |- | 43P-150<ref>{{Cite web |title=RS/6000 43P Model 150 Workstation |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/workstations/43p_150_specs.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824071545/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/workstations/43p_150_specs.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2000 |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> |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<ref>{{cite web|title=7043-240 IBM RS/6000 43P Model 240|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/0/897/ENUS7043-240/index.html&breadCrum=DET001PT288&url=buttonpressed=DET001PT008&page=0&user+type=EXT&submit.x=12&submit.y=6&lang=en_US|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> |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<ref>{{cite web|title=7043-270 IBM RS/6000 7043 Model 270|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/0/760/ENUS7043-270/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Workstation/Entry Server * Power3 II 375MHz, 1-4way SMP, 256MB|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=OC&subtype=NA&htmlfid=897/ENUS7043-270&appname=System%20Storage|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> |POWER3-II (up to 4) |200/375/450 |4/8 MB per CPU |up to 8 GB |Tower |2000-02-25 |2003-09-12 |- | rowspan="2" |7044 | 44P-170<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBM RS/6000 44P Model 170 Workstation |url=http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/workstations/44p_170_specs.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824070850/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/hardware/workstations/44p_170_specs.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2000 |access-date=29 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> |POWER3-II |333/400/450 |1/4/8 MB |256 MB to 2 GB |Tower |2000-02-07 |2003-12-12 |- | 44P-270<ref>{{cite web|title=7044-270 IBM RS/6000 Model 270|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=pseries&htmlfid=897/ENUS7044-270|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com| date=7 June 2016 }}</ref> |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 |- | rowspan="3" |7317 | rowspan="3" | F3L<ref>{{cite web|title=7317-F3L IBM RS/6000 Telecommunications Server Model F3L|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=IBMLinkRedirect&htmlfid=897/ENUS7317-F3L|access-date=2016-09-10|website=01.ibm.com}}</ref> | PowerPC 604 | 133 | 512 KB | 32 to 960 MB | rowspan="3" | 17U racks | rowspan="3" | 1996-10-08 | rowspan="3" | 1999-12-13 |- | rowspan="2" | PowerPC 604e | 166 | 1 MB | rowspan="2" | 32 MB to 1 GB |- | 233 | 512 KB |- |7007 | N40 | PowerPC 601 | 50 | ? | rowspan="3" |Unknown | 16 to 64 MB<ref>{{cite web|title=7007-N40|url=http://www.ibmmuseum.com/ohlandl/7007/7007-n40.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000903/http://www.ibmmuseum.com/ohlandl/7007/7007-n40.html|archive-date=13 July 2011|df=dmy}}</ref> | Laptop | 1994-03-08 | 1997-06-30 |- | rowspan="2" |7249 | 851 |PowerPC 603e |100 |256 KB |32 to 96 MB |Laptop |1996-02-20 |1996-11-08 |- | 860<ref>{{Cite web|title=Category:860 - ThinkWiki|url=http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:860|access-date=2020-12-11|website=www.thinkwiki.org}}</ref> |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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nadel |first=Brian |date=May 31, 1994 |title=RISC Workstations on the Go |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MfbDrFwiARgC&pg=PA137 |magazine=PC Magazine |page=137 |volume=13 |issue=10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBM RISC System/6000 N40 Notebook Workstation |url=http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/7007/194-062.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328164703/http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/7007/194-062.txt |archive-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
==See also== {{Commons category|IBM RS/6000}}
{{s-start}} {{succession box | before = IBM RT PC | title = IBM RS/6000 | years = 1990 - 2000 | after = IBM System p }} {{s-end}}
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
;General * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160221104517/http://archive.rootvg.net/column_risc.htm 27 years of IBM RISC]
==External links== * {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301183550/http://www.rs6000.ibm.com:80/|title=Official website}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503190348/http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/rs6000.pdf A Brief History of RISC, the IBM RS/6000 and the IBM eServer pSeries] IBM Archives *[http://www.pseriestech.org/forum/rs6000/ IBM RS6000 Support Forum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230055613/http://www.pseriestech.org/forum/rs6000/ |date=30 December 2008 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131011082506/http://archive.rootvg.net/RSmodels.htm RS/6000 Machine Type Models]
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