IBM Multiprise

Discontinued series of IBM mainframes IBM MultipriseDeveloperIBMTypeentry-level mainframeReleased1996 (1996)Discontinued2002 (2002)SuccessorNon-direct:IBM eServer zSeriesIBM eServer iSeriesRelatedS/390 Integrated Server IBM S/390 Multiprise was a short-lived series of small, compact, entry-level mainframes. Multiprise 2000 Internals of Multiprise 2000 The first model of the Multiprise series, the Multiprise 2000, was released in 1996 as a compact and affordable version of S/390 G3 mainframe.It used the same technology as the 9672 G3, but it fit half as many processors (up to five) and its off-chip caches were smaller. The 9672 G3 and the Multiprise 2000 were the last versions to support pre-XA System/370 mode. In October 1997 models of Multiprise 2000 with an 11% higher performance were launched. Multiprise 3000 The Multiprise 3000 (product number 7060) was a compact mainframe measuring just 82 x 52 x 111 cm introduced in 1999. There were three models available (7060-H30, -H50, -H70), that differed in the capacity and throughput and, thus, in software license costs. Both H30/H50 had one main processor with 1GB/2GB of memory while the H70 model had two main processors with 4GB of me