This product line was intended to replace IBM's diverse earlier offerings, including the IBM 7000 series, the canceled IBM 8000 series, the IBM 1130 series, and various other specialized machines used for scientific and other applications.
The 8106 was to have been the principal processor in the 8000 line, designed to bracket the performance of the IBM 7090 system.
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The IBM 8000 series was a proposed transistor-based successor to the IBM 7000 series.
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