Editing IBM System/370 (section)

=====IBM 9370=====
{{main article|IBM 9370}}

This low-end system, announced October 7, 1986,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS186-178&open&cm_mmc=5733-_-n-_-vrm_newsletter-_-10207_134134&cmibm_em=dm:0:12046832
|title=IBM 9370 INFORMATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW
|date=October 7, 1986|publisher=IBM}}</ref> was "designed to satisfy the computing requirements of IBM customers who value System/370 affinity" and "small enough and quiet enough to operate in an office environment."

IBM also noted its sensitivity to "entry software prices, substantial reductions in support and training requirements, and modest power consumption and maintenance costs."

Furthermore, it stated its awareness of the needs of small-to-medium size businesses to be able to respond, as "computing requirements grow," adding that "the IBM 9370 system can be easily expanded by adding additional features and racks to accommodate..."

This came at a time when [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (DEC) and its [[VAX]] systems were strong competitors in both hardware and software;<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://inspirehep.net/record/312767/files/ssc-n-691.pdf
|title=Report Of The SSC Computer Planning Committee
|at=chapter 5.4, "SUMMARY OF RELATIVE STRENGTH OF DEC/VMS AND IBM/VM" |date=January 1990}}</ref> the media of the day carried IBM's alleged "VAX Killer" phrase, albeit often skeptically.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/03/business/the-moment-of-truth-for-big-blue.html
  |title=The Moment of Truth for Big Blue
  |quote=appears to be slaying precious few Vaxes
  |author=David E. Sanger  |date=January 3, 1988}}</ref>