The AS/400 Takes You Securely Where You Want to Go
L. Taylor - June 20, 2000

Event Summary

An off-shoot of System/38, the AS/400 was originally going to be called the AS/40. However, purely for marketing purposes, IBM added an extra zero to the name to make it appear bigger, better, and smarter. In order to add substance and credibility to the additional zero, in a bold announcement, Steve Schwartz, the AS/400 division President, announced back in June of 1988 that the AS/400 could support 400 concurrent users. Analysts bought the story, and IT decision makers bought the box...