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IBM 5550 Multistation

Multi-Station 5550

IBM Multistation Hardware

What is IBM Multistation?
Architecture
Timeline

Type 5550
   5551-G06
Type 5560
Type 5540
Type 5530
Type 5535

Options - Part 1 Coprocessors, Memory, Drives, Keyboards / Input Devices, Displays
Options - Part 2 Printers, Fonts, Network and Communication, Other

Other Hardware

Terminals
POS Systems
5499 On-line Note (not a Multistation)

Software

Operating Systems
   KDOS - Japanese DOS
   IBM Operating System/2

Characteristics of the software
Japanese Processing
Programming Language
Word Processor

Documents

IBM 5540 Nikkei PC Article (Apr 1985)
IBM 5560 Nikkei PC Article (Nov 1985)
Matsushita JB-5000 Nikkei PC Article – IBM 5550-compatible (Aug 1985)

IBM 5550 Monthly ASCII Ad (Jul 1986)
IBM 5550 OA Pasocom Extra Ad (Jun 1986)
PS/55 Nikkei Computer Ad (Jun 1987)

All scans thanks to Akamaki.

Other

Update History

Content created and/or collected by Mr. Tahara (email). Edited by Tomáš Slavotínek.

Content created and/or collected by:
Louis F. Ohland, Peter H. Wendt, David L. Beem, William R. Walsh, Tatsuo Sunagawa, Tomáš Slavotínek, Jim Shorney, Tim N. Clarke, Kevin Bowling, and many others.

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