As400 -

: AS/400 launched as the successor to System/36 and System/38. 2000 : Rebranded as iSeries . 2006 : Renamed System i .

: Hardware consolidated into IBM Power Systems , with the operating system becoming IBM i . Core Architectural Features : AS/400 launched as the successor to System/36

The platform has undergone several name changes, often causing confusion for those outside the industry: introduced in 1988

: Unlike other servers, the Db2 for i relational database is built directly into the operating system. : AS/400 launched as the successor to System/36

The (Application System/400), introduced in 1988, is a renowned family of midrange computers designed for business applications. While the original hardware is no longer in production, its core architecture lives on in today’s IBM Power Systems running the IBM i operating system. Evolution and Rebranding