Glossary
AS/400
IBM's original 1988 midrange business computer platform; the term is still used informally to refer to IBM i systems and shops even though IBM has rebranded the hardware and OS multiple times since.
Full nameApplication System/400
Introduced1988
Made byIBM
TodayIBM Power running IBM i
Four names for one platform
Four names for one platform
- AS/400Introduced by IBM in 1988.
- eServer iSeriesThe first rebrand of the hardware.
- System iThe next name in the line.
- IBM Power running IBM iToday's hardware and operating system.
Why people still say AS/400
IBM renamed the hardware and operating system several times. The people who work on it kept the old name. AS/400 is still the word most shops and developers use for the platform.