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- From: rebill01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu (Russell E. Billings)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: IBM and 3
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.230341.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 03:03:41 GMT
- References: <2=21ck@rpi.edu>
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- In article <2=21ck@rpi.edu>, rogerj@aix.rpi.edu (Diversion (Jeff Rogers)) writes:
- > Is there something that IBM loves about the number 3? Didja ever notice how
- > alot of ibm equipment starts with the number 3? Like system 36, 360, 370,
- > 3090, 3270, etc. I'm sure people with more knowledge could give more
- > examples (someone just mentioned IBM disk drives that were numbered 33xx)
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- Disk Drives: 3380 and 3390s
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- The big number right now is the 85xx line. Take a look at any PS/2 and you
- will see 8550 (mod50), 8580 (mod80), 8514 (16" XGA Monitor) and so on. Also,
- take a close look at any IBM Proprinter, and you will see 420x.
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- I would bet that PropI, II, and III seriously outnumber the 3xxx products.
-
- Russell
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