Ibm To Introduce New Mainframes

Fri., Nov. 22, 1996

Compiled From Wire Services

IBM Corp. plans to unveil a more powerful mainframe computer next week that will allow businesses to process more information for a lot less money than existing older models, industry sources said Thursday.

The new IBM computer is a heartier version of a System 390 model introduced by IBM in September - processing the same amount of information up to 10 percent faster. The System 390 models are the third generation in a redesigned series launched in 1994.

International Business Machines Inc. declined comment, but industry analysts said the company will make only a limited quantity of the new machines because the microprocessor chips used to run them are in short supply.

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