IBM PS/2 Model 60
A PS/2 Model 60 with tape drive | |
| Developer | International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) |
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| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Product family | Personal System/2 |
| Type | Desktop computer |
| Release date | April 2, 1987 |
| Lifespan | 1987–1990 |
| Discontinued | October 1990 |
| Media | 1.44 MB 3.5-in floppy disks |
| CPU | Intel 80286 at 10 MHz |
| Memory | 1 MB – 7 MB |
| Storage | 44–70 MB hard drive |
| Graphics | Video Graphics Array |
| Power | 120/240 VAC ～ |
| Predecessor | Personal Computer AT |
| Successor | IBM PS/2 Model 65 SX |
| Related | List of IBM PS/2 models |
The Personal System/2 Model 60 is a high-end desktop computer in IBM's Personal System/2 (PS/2) family of personal computers. First released in April 1987, the Model 60 features an Intel 80286 processor running at a clock speed of 10 MHz, the same as its midrange counterpart, the Personal System/2 Model 50. Unlike the Model 50, the Model 60 was built into a tower case and featured four more 16-bit MCA expansion slots and an additional drive bay. The Model 60 was IBM's first Intel-based PC built into a tower form factor and was influential in popularizing towers in computer case design.
IBM followed up the Model 60 with the 32-bit Personal System/2 Model 80, featuring an i386 processor with eight 32-bit MCA slots, in late 1987; and directly replaced the Model 60 with the Personal System/2 Model 65 SX, featuring an i386SX and eight 16-bit MCA slots (same as the Model 60), in early 1990. Both the Model 80 and Model 65 feature identical tower cases to the Model 60. IBM withdrew the Model 60 in October 1990.