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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.
 
== Press Photos ==
<gallery>
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 50, 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>
File:9384-Proto.jpg|A promo photo of a 9384 prototype
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 00:04, 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.

Press Photos