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IBM System/38

IBM minicomputer
Product minicomputer Q466308

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
minicomputer, midrange computer[2]
Publication date
1978[7]
Follows
IBM System/34[3]
Followed by
IBM System i[4]
Developer
IBM[5]
Operating system
Control Program Facility[6]
Replaced by
IBM AS/400[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en IBM System/38 de System/38 ja IBM System/38 ja システム/38 ko IBM 시스템/38
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85063958
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
S38 I.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/01r1hb
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007538549505171

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
minicomputer, midrange computer
Developer 1
IBM
Preceded by (successor) 1
IBM System/34
Replaced by 1
IBM AS/400
← Replaces 1
IBM AS/400
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Summary

IBM System/38 is a minicomputer[1].

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Control Program Facility
    Followed by → IBM System i
    Follows → IBM System/34
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007538549505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 24w ago · APTEM · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Developer → IBM
    Replaced by → —
    Developer → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: S38 I.jpg"
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