I have the two main units.
type computer (server)
country USA
year 2000
os MS Windows 2000 server
cpu Intel Pentium III
speed 933 MHz
ram 768 MB
disk 3,5″ 1.44 MB
cd 24* cd-rom
hd 2 * USCSI 36.4 GB (hotswap)
display 8M
graphic 1600 x 1200
colors 32 bit
sound beeper
ports dual Ethernet connectors, dual RS-485 connnectors, two USB,
console-in/out connectors, two serial ports, system management connector
The IBM xSeries 330 — The Enterprise Rack Server
The IBM xSeries 330 was a 1U rack-mounted server in IBM’s xSeries line of Intel-based enterprise servers, released in the early 2000s. Using Intel Xeon processors with dual-processor capability, ECC memory, redundant power supplies, and IBM’s enterprise management features, the xSeries 330 targeted the corporate data centre market where reliability, manageability, and density were paramount requirements. The 1U form factor allowed dense rack mounting — fitting 42 servers in a standard 42U rack — making it suitable for high-density computing environments.
IBM’s x86 Server Strategy
The xSeries represented IBM’s recognition that Intel-based servers had become the dominant platform for corporate computing, challenging the proprietary Unix systems that IBM had sold for years. By the late 1990s, Linux and Windows Server running on commodity x86 hardware were displacing proprietary Unix workloads in many corporate environments, and IBM needed a competitive x86 server line to serve customers making this transition. The xSeries line combined IBM’s enterprise quality standards and support infrastructure with Intel’s commodity processor architecture.
Legacy
IBM sold the xSeries business to Lenovo in 2014 as part of the same broad retreat from commodity hardware that had led to the PC division sale in 2005. The xSeries became Lenovo’s System x line, which continues today. The xSeries 330 represents IBM’s data centre business in the early 2000s — a period when the company was navigating the shift from proprietary to commodity hardware while maintaining its enterprise customer relationships.