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List of IBM products

The following is a list of products from the International Business Machines (IBM) office and data processing equipment company, spanning from early-to-mid-20th-century punched card machinery and typewriters, via mainframe computers and minicomputers, to microprocessors, PCs, laptop PCs, and more.

See also: IBM mainframe, IBM minicomputer

Non-computer hardware

Keypunches and verifiers

• IBM 001 - Mechanical punch
• IBM 002 - Port-a-punch
• IBM 011 - Electric punch
• IBM 012 - Duplicating punch
• IBM 015 - Motorized punch
• IBM 016 - Electric duplicating punch key punch
• IBM 024 - Electronic (tube) punch non-printing
• IBM 026 - Electronic (tube) punch printing, BCD zone codes
• IBM 029 - Transistorized punch printing, EBCDIC zone codes
• IBM 031 - Alphabetical duplicating punch
• IBM 051 - Mechanical verifier
• IBM 052 - Motorized verifier
• IBM 056 - Verifier
• IBM 059 - Verifier
• IBM 129 - Integrated circuits punch printing

Unit record equipment

• IBM 70 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 71 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 75 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 77 (Collator)
• IBM 80 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 81 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 82 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 83 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 84 (Card Sorter)
• IBM 85 (Numerical Collator)
• IBM 87 (Alphabetic Collator)
• IBM 88 (Collator)
• IBM 402 (Alphabetic Accounting Machine)
• IBM 403 (Alphabetic Accounting Machine)
• IBM 404 (Accounting Machine)
• IBM 405 (Accounting Machine)
• IBM 407 (Alphabetic Accounting Machine)
• IBM 412 (Accounting Machine)
• IBM 416 (Accounting Machine)
• IBM 418 (Accounting Machine)
• IBM 419 (Numerical Accounting Machine)
• IBM 513 (Summary Punch)
• IBM 514 (Summary Punch)
• IBM 519 (Gang Punch/Reproducing Punch)
• IBM 523 (Gang Summary Punch)
• IBM 524 (Duplicating Summary Punch)
• IBM 526 (Printing Summary Punch)
• IBM 527 (Reproducing Punch)
• IBM 548 (Alphabetic Interpreter)
• IBM 550 (Numerical Interpreter)
• IBM 551 (Check Writing Interpreter)
• IBM 552 (Alphabetic Interpreter)
• IBM 557 (Alphabetic Interpreter)

Calculating devices

• IBM 601 (Multiplying Punch; 1931)
• IBM ASCC (Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator; 1944)
• IBM 602 (Calculating Punch; 1946)
• IBM 603 (Electronic Multiplier; 1946)
• IBM 604 (Electronic Calculating Punch; 1948)
• IBM SSEC (Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator; 1948)
• IBM 605 (Electronic Calculating Punch; 1949)
• IBM CPC (Card Programmed Electronic Calculator; 1949)
• IBM 607 (Electronic Calculator; 1953)
• IBM 608 (Transistorized Electronic Calculator; 1957)
• IBM 609 (Transistorized Electronic Calculator; 1960)
• IBM 632 (Electronic Typing Calculator; 1958)

Typewriters

• IBM Electromatic typewriter
• IBM Electric typewriter, both Standard and Executive.
• IBM Selectric typewriter

Electronic computers

Computers based on vacuum tubes (1950s)

• IBM 305 (RAMAC - Random Access Method of Accounting and Control; 1956)
• IBM 610 (Auto-Point Computer; 1957)
• IBM 650 (Business Magnetic Drum Data Processing Machine; 1954)
• IBM 701 (Defense Calculator; 1952)
• IBM 702 (Business Electronic Data Processing Machine; 1953)
• IBM 704 (Scientific Electronic Data Processing Machine; 1956)
• IBM 705 (Business Electronic Data Processing Machine; 1954)
• IBM 709 (Scientific Data Processing System; 1958)
• SAGE (Semi Automated Ground Environment; 1959)

Computers based on discrete transistors (1960s)

• IBM 1401
• IBM 1410
• IBM 1440
• IBM 1460
• IBM 1620
• IBM 1710
• IBM 1720
• IBM 7010
• IBM 7030
• IBM 7040
• IBM 7044
• IBM 7070
• IBM 7074
• IBM 7080
• IBM 7090
• IBM 7094
• IBM 7950

Computers based on SLT or discrete IC CPUs (1964 to present)

• IBM 1130
• IBM 1800
• IBM Series/1
• IBM System/360
• IBM System/370
• IBM 4300 series
• IBM 5100
• IBM 5110
• IBM 5120
• IBM 8100
• IBM 9020 (for FAA)
• IBM ES/9370
• IBM 3090
• IBM System/390 (now: zSeries)
• IBM System/3
• IBM System/7
• IBM System/32
• IBM System/34
• IBM System/36
• IBM System/38
• System/4 Pi (airborne military)

Computers based on microprocessor CPUs (1981 to present)

• IBM System/23 DataMaster, based on the Intel 8085
• IBM PC - including 5150, PC XT, XT/370, PC AT, 3270 PC, and XT 286
• IBM PCjr
• IBM Convertible
• IBM Portable
• IBM PS/2 range
• IBM PS/1 range, later renamed IBM Aptiva
• IBM 9000 lab data controller, based on Motorola 68000
• IBM ThinkPad
• IBM NetFinity (now: xSeries)
• IBM AS/400 (now: iSeries)
• IBM RS/6000 (now: pSeries)
• RAD6000
• Deep Blue
• Blue Gene
• ASCI White

 Microprocessors:

• IBM 801 - pioneering prototype RISC processor
• IBM POWER - commercial RISC processor range
• PowerPC - partly based on POWER
• IBM RS64 - integer-only POWER

Computer and Calculating device peripherals

Punched card and paper tape equipment

• IBM 323 - Card Punch
• IBM 533 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 537 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 543 - Punch card reader
• IBM 544 - Punch card punch
• IBM 711 - Punched card reader (150 cards/min)
• IBM 721 - Punched card recorder (100 cards/min)
• IBM 1402 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 1412 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 1442 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 1444 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 1621 - Paper tape reader
• IBM 1622 - Punch card reader/punch
• IBM 1624 - Paper tape punch
• IBM 7503 - Punch card reader
• IBM 7553 - Punch card punch

Printer/plotter equipment and terminals

• IBM 370 - Printer (not to be confused with the much later System/370)
• IBM 380 - Console
• IBM 716 - Printer (150 Lines/min.)
• IBM 740 - Cathode Ray Tube Output Recorder
• IBM 780 - Cathode Ray Tube Display (used with IBM 740)
• IBM 838 - Inquiry Station
• IBM 1052 - Printer/keyboard, based on Selectric mechanism
• IBM 1053 - Console Printer, based on Selectric mechanism
• IBM 1132 - Printer, based on IBM 407 type-wheel mechanism
• IBM 1403 - Printer, type chain
• IBM 1443 - Printer, flying type bar
• IBM 1626 - Plotter controller
• IBM 1627 - Plotter
• IBM 2250 - Vector Graphics Display Terminal
• IBM 3270 - CRT Terminal
• IBM 5250 - CRT Terminal
• IBM 6400 - Line matrix printer
• IBM 7151 - Console Control Unit
• IBM 653 - Auxiliary Unit (60 – 10-digit words)
• IBM 737 - Magnetic Core Storage Unit (4096 – 36-bit words)
• IBM 1406 - Memory Expansion Unit (4000/8000/12000 – 8-bit characters; CBA8421W)
• IBM 1623 - Memory Expansion Unit (20000/40000 – 6-bit digits; CF8421)
• IBM 1625 - Memory Unit (20000/40000/60000 – 6-bit digits; CF8421)
• IBM 7302 - IBM 7030 Core Storage (16384 – 72-bit words: 64 data bits & 8 ECC bits)
• IBM 7302 - IBM 7090 Core Storage (32768 – 36-bit words)
• IBM 350 - RAMAC (Disk drive)
• IBM 353 - Disk drive
• IBM 355 - RAMAC (Disk drive)
• IBM 731 - Magnetic Drum Reader/Recorder
• IBM 1301 - Disk drive
• IBM 1302 - Disk drive
• IBM 1311 - Disk drive using IBM 1316 - 2000000 character removable disk pack
• IBM 1405 - RAMAC (Disk drive)
• IBM 2105 - Enterprise Storage Server (Shark)
• IBM 2302 - Disc drive
• IBM 2311 - Disk drive with removable disks
• IBM 2314 - Disk drive with removable disks
• IBM 2310 - Disk drive, single removable removable platter, 1 Megabyte
• IBM 3350 - Disk drive
• IBM 3380 - Disk drive
• IBM 3390 - Disk drive
• IBM 7133 - SSA Disk (Serial Storage Architecture)
• IBM 726 - Magnetic Tape Reader/Recorder (7 Track – 6 data bits & 1 parity bit; 100 Characters/inch)
• IBM 727 - Magnetic Tape Reader/Recorder (7 Track – 6 data bits & 1 parity bit; 200 Characters/inch)
• IBM 729 - Magnetic tape drive (7 Track – 6 data bits & 1 parity bit; 200/556/800 Characters/inch)
• IBM 2321 - Data Cell Drive
• IBM 2401 - Magnetic tape drive (9 Track – 8 data bits & 1 parity bit; 800/1600 Characters/inch)
• IBM 3590 - Enterprise Magnetic Tape System (terabyte)
• IBM 7330 - Magnetic tape drive (7 Track – 6 data bits & 1 parity bit; 200/556 Characters/inch)
• IBM 7340 - Hypertape
• IBM 7955 - Magnetic tape system (22 Track – 16 data bits & 6 ECC bits; 2400 words/inch)

Optical storage units:

• IBM 1360 - Photodigital Storage System (terabit)
• IBM 3995 - Optical Library (terabyte)

Coprocessor units

• IBM 653 - Auxiliary Unit (Index Registers & Decimal Floating Point)
• IBM 7951 - Stream coprocessor

Input/Output control units

• IBM 354 - Disk drive controller
• IBM 652 - Disk and Magnetic Tape Control Unit
• IBM 653 - Auxiliary Unit (Drum Control)
• IBM 654 - Auxiliary Alphabetic Unit
• IBM 753 - Magnetic Tape Control Unit
• IBM 1414 - I/O Synchronizer
• IBM 1711 - Data Converter (A/D)
• IBM 1712 - Multiplexer and Terminal Unit
• IBM 3705 - Communication Controller
• IBM 3720 - Communication Controller
• IBM 3725 - Communication Controller
• IBM 3745 - Communication Controller
• IBM 3746 - Multiprotocol Controller
• IBM 7604 - Tape Control
• IBM 7606 - Multiplexer
• IBM 7607 - Data Channel
• IBM 7612 - Disk Synchronizer
• IBM 7617 - Data Channel Console
• IBM 7619 - I/O exchange (8, 16, 24, or 32 I/O channels)
• IBM 7621 - Tape Control
• IBM 7631 - File Control
• IBM 7640 - Hypertape Control
• IBM 7909 - Data Channel
• IBM 7959 - High speed I/O exchange

Power supply/distribution units

• IBM 340 - Power Supply
• IBM 655 - Power Unit
• IBM 736 - Power Frame #1
• IBM 741 - Power Frame #2
• IBM 746 - Power Distribution Unit
• IBM 7608 - Power Converter
• IBM 7618 - Power Control Unit

IBM PC components and peripherals

• IBM 5151 - monochrome (green screen) CRT monitor, designed for MDA
• IBM PC keyboard
• Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
• Color Graphics Adapter (CGA)
• Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
• Multicolor Graphics Adapter (MCGA)
• Video Graphics Array (VGA)
• 8514/A (Image Adapter/A)
• Micro Channel architecture (MCA) - 32-bit expansion bus for PS/2

Computer software

Operating systems

• IBSYS
• OS/360
• DOS/360
• MVS
• VM/CMS
• OS/390, now z/OS
• OS/400
• PC-DOS
• OS/2
• AIX

Utilities and languages

• A20 handler for the PC
• FAP assembler for the IBM 709, 7090, and 7094
• FORTRAN (originally developed by IBM for the 704)
• JCL batch job/scripting language
• KOMPILER for the IBM 701 and 704
• Rexx scripting language
• VisualAge compilers (C/C++, Fortran, Java, ...)

Applications

• 9PAC Report generator for the IBM 7090
• IMS Pre-relational DBMS
• DB2 Relational DBMS
• CICS Customer Information Control System
• IBM BS12 Business System 12
• Lotus Notes (Lotus Development was bought by IBM in 1995)
• Rational Software's products (Rational bought by IBM in 2003)
• VoiceType Dictation
• WebSphere WWW server-side SW