IBM System/32

IBM System/32
IBM System/32
ManufacturerInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Product familySystem/32
Release dateJanuary 7, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-01-07)
Introductory priceapprox $1,000 per month
DiscontinuedOctober 17, 1984
Operating systemSystem Control Program (SCP)
CPUControl Storage Processor (CSP)
PredecessorIBM System/3
SuccessorIBM System/34
WebsiteOfficial website IBM Archives

The IBM System/32[1][2] (IBM 5320) introduced in January 1975[3] was a midrange computer with built-in display screen, disk drives, printer, and database report software. It was used primarily by small to midsize businesses for accounting applications. RPG II was the primary programming language for the machine.[4]

  1. ^ "I.B.M. Introduces Smallest Computer In a Bid for Data-Processing". The New York Times. January 8, 1975.
  2. ^ "I.B.M. Corp. Introduces A 50-Pound Computer". The New York Times. September 10, 1975.
  3. ^ IBM Archives: IBM System/32
  4. ^ "SR30-0017-1 System32 RPG II Programming". January 1976.