IBM System/3

IBM System/3
IBM System/3 model 10 in Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, Milan
TypeMidrange computer
Release date1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Introductory price$1,000/month to lease
Discontinued1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Memory4,096 bytes
PredecessorIBM 1400 series;
IBM System/360 low-end models (20, 25 and 30)
SuccessorIBM System/32,
IBM System/34
LanguageIBM RPG II

The IBM System/3 was an IBM midrange computer introduced in 1969,[1] and marketed until 1985. It was produced by IBM Rochester in Minnesota as a low-end business computer[2] aimed at smaller organizations that still used IBM 1400 series computers or unit record equipment. The first member of what IBM refers to as their "midrange" line, it also introduced the RPG II programming language. It is the first ancestor in the product line whose current version is the IBM i series and includes the highly successful AS/400.

  1. ^ Original System/3 Product Announcement
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference System3.NYT75 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).