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'''Silverlake''' was the codename for the [[AS/400]] project, named after Silver Lake, Minnesota. It was a skunkworks project created as failsafe in case the [[Fort Knox]] project failed, which it ultimately did. | '''Silverlake''' was the codename for the [[AS/400]] project, named after Silver Lake, Minnesota. It was a skunkworks project created as failsafe in case the [[Fort Knox]] project failed, which it ultimately did. | ||
Prototype machines were known to have existed and possibly seeded to third-parties; these machines bore the 9384 machine type but were otherwise visually identical to the released AS/400 machines. | Prototype machines were known to have existed and possibly seeded to third-parties; these machines bore the 9384 machine type but were otherwise visually identical to the released AS/400 machines. These machines are known thanks to a series of press photos IBM released prior to the launch of the AS/400, which depict a range of machines from the low-end to the high-end of the AS/400 lineup: | ||
* Model B20, with an 8" [[9331 Diskette Drive]] and a QIC tape drive (likely 150MB) | |||
* Model B30, with an 8" [[9331 Diskette Drive]], [[9348 Tape Drive]], and an array of [[9332 DASD]] | |||
* Model B35, with an 8" [[9331 Diskette Drive]], [[9348 Tape Drive]], and an array of [[9332 DASD]] | |||
* Model B50, with an 8" [[9331 Diskette Drive]], [[2440 Tape Drive]], and an array of [[9335 DASD]] | |||
* Model B60, with an 8" [[9331 Diskette Drive]], [[2440 Tape Drive]], and an array of [[9335 DASD]] | |||
== Press Photos == | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:9384-Proto.jpg| | File:9384-Proto.jpg|9384 Model B20 | ||
File:9384-Proto-Side.jpg|9384 Model B20, Side View | |||
File:9384-Proto-Color.jpg|9384 Model B20, Color | |||
File:9384-Proto-B30.jpg|Model B30 | |||
File:9384-Proto-B35.jpg|Model B35, Side View, Color | |||
File:9384-Proto-B35-Front.jpg|Model B35, Front | |||
File:9384-Proto-B50.jpg|Model B50, Front | |||
File:9384-Proto-B50-Color.jpg|Model B50, Color | |||
File:9384-Proto-B50-Side.jpg|Model B50, Side | |||
File:9384-Proto-B60.jpg|Model B60 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:12, 27 November 2025
Silverlake was the codename for the AS/400 project, named after Silver Lake, Minnesota. It was a skunkworks project created as failsafe in case the Fort Knox project failed, which it ultimately did.
Prototype machines were known to have existed and possibly seeded to third-parties; these machines bore the 9384 machine type but were otherwise visually identical to the released AS/400 machines. These machines are known thanks to a series of press photos IBM released prior to the launch of the AS/400, which depict a range of machines from the low-end to the high-end of the AS/400 lineup:
- Model B20, with an 8" 9331 Diskette Drive and a QIC tape drive (likely 150MB)
- Model B30, with an 8" 9331 Diskette Drive, 9348 Tape Drive, and an array of 9332 DASD
- Model B35, with an 8" 9331 Diskette Drive, 9348 Tape Drive, and an array of 9332 DASD
- Model B50, with an 8" 9331 Diskette Drive, 2440 Tape Drive, and an array of 9335 DASD
- Model B60, with an 8" 9331 Diskette Drive, 2440 Tape Drive, and an array of 9335 DASD
Press Photos
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9384 Model B20 -
9384 Model B20, Side View -
9384 Model B20, Color -
Model B30 -
Model B35, Side View, Color -
Model B35, Front -
Model B50, Front -
Model B50, Color -
Model B50, Side -
Model B60
