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=== main storage === | |||
Random Access Memory, RAM - termed "main storage" because IBM's marketing department felt that calling it "memory" would imply that computers would just forget things like people do | |||
=== midrange computer === | === midrange computer === | ||
What the rest of the industry called a '''minicomputer''', a computer in between microcomputer and mainframe computer | What the rest of the industry called a '''minicomputer''', a computer in between microcomputer and mainframe computer | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 17 June 2025
This page attempts to catalogue the various IBM-isms used through the years and translate them to terms more synonymous with the rest of the computer industry. As this is an IBM-focused wiki relying heavily on IBM sales brochures, manuals, and service information, we use the IBM terminology where possible.
AKA AS/400 As She Is Spoke
A
B
C
D
DASD, direct access storage device
Hard drive
E
EIA-232
Electronic Industries Association standard RS-232-C, commonly known as RS-232
F
file
context dependent; disk or diskette file refers to a physical hard drive or floppy disk while file refers to a database on the machine
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
main storage
Random Access Memory, RAM - termed "main storage" because IBM's marketing department felt that calling it "memory" would imply that computers would just forget things like people do
midrange computer
What the rest of the industry called a minicomputer, a computer in between microcomputer and mainframe computer
