R S / 6 0 0 0 M a c h i n e T i m e - L i n e
| Sources: | The RS/6000
Systems Handbook 2000 Edition &
IBM
Sales Manual Machine types are in blue: 7012, and the year of announcement is given. |
| 1990 | The first RS/6000 was announced February 1990 and shipped June 1990 (7013-520&530) |
| 7012
(20 to 200 MHz) Micro
Channel Desktop Systems
(withdrawn) 7013 (20 to 200 MHz) Micro Channel Deskside Systems (withdrawn) 7015 (25 to 200 MHz) Micro Channel Rack Systems (withdrawn, except R50) |
|
| 1992 | 7011 (33 to 80 MHz) Micro Channel Workstations (withdrawn) |
| 1993 | 9076/SP1
(withdrawn) 7008 (33 MHz) Micro Channel Desktop Workstation (withdrawn) |
| 1994 | 7006
(80 to 120 MHz)
Micro Channel Entry Desktops (withdrawn) 7007 (50 MHz) Notebook! (withdrawn) 7009 (80 to 120 MHz) Micro Channel Compact Servers (withdrawn) 7030 (59 to 67 MHz) 2D/3D Graphics Workstations 7020 (66 Mhz) Entry Workstation 9076/SP2 |
| 1995 | 7248
(100 to 133 MHz) PCI
Workstations (withdrawn) 7024 (100 to 233 MHz) PCI Deskside Systems (withdrawn) |
| 1996 | 7025
(166 to 500 MHz) PCI
Workgroup Servers Deskside Systems 7026 (166 to 500 MHz) PCI Workgroup Servers - Rack Systems 7043/43P (166 to 375 MHz) PCI Workstations & Workgroup Servers SP2 renamed to SP |
| 1997 | 7017 (125 to 600 MHz) PCI Enterprise Servers |
| 1998 | 7046 (375 MHz) PCI Workgroup Servers - Rack Systems |
| 2000 | 7044/44P (333 to 450 MHz) PCI Workstations & Workgroup Servers |
| 2001 | 7028 (333 MHz to 1.45 GHz) Deskside & Rack-mount Systems |
| 2001 | 7040 (1.1 to 1.7 GHz) Enterprise Servers |
| 2001 | 1,200,000 systems have shipped |
| 2002 | 9112
(450 MHz) Workstations 7038 (1.2 to 1.45 GHz) Rack-mount Systems 7039 (1.1 to 1.7 GHz) Rack-mount Systems |
| 2003 | 7029 (1.2 GHz) PCI Deskside & Rack-mount Systems |
You can also take a look at RS/6000 Machine Type Models (table with Announced/Available/Marketing withdrawn/Replaced by information).