IBM i is an operating system used on IBM Power Systems, a unified server platform from the former IBM System i and IBM System p servers. IBM i was formerly known as i5/OS or OS/400. OS/400 and AS/400 were introduced in 1988. The latest version is 6.1, released on January 29, 2008 and shipping since March 21, 2008. The new name, IBM i, was revealed on April 2, 2008.
OS/400, i5/OS and IBM i have built-in subsystems that provide some backward compat...
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IBM i is an operating system used on IBM Power Systems, a unified server platform from the former IBM System i and IBM System p servers. IBM i was formerly known as i5/OS or OS/400. OS/400 and AS/400 were introduced in 1988. The latest version is 6.1, released on January 29, 2008 and shipping since March 21, 2008. The new name, IBM i, was revealed on April 2, 2008.
OS/400, i5/OS and IBM i have built-in subsystems that provide some backward compatibility with earlier IBM general business systems, such as the IBM System/36 and IBM System/38 series.
IBM designed IBM i as a "turnkey" operating system, intended to require little or no on-site attention from IT staff during normal operation. For example, IBM i has a built-in full-featured DB2 database which does not require separate installation and maintenance. In later releases, System administration has been wizard-driven. The AS/400 is an object oriented system with an integrated database that was designed to implement Edgar F. Codd's...
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