IBM RS/6000 7044 44P (Model 170 and 270)
System Type: 7044-170
System Type: 7044-270
Released in 2000 as both the RS/6000 7044 model 170 and larger model 270 (both using the same motherboard but different chassis), they were built using the POWER3-II and could support up to a whopping 8 GB of RAM (which would have been unthinkable back in 2000 for the intel world). They're fairly ubiquitous towers when it comes to the RS/6000s as many were sold between 2000 ~ 2003, especially the Model 170. IBM had been supporting them at least up until 2005 as the last firmware package is dated from that year.
Downloads
--> System Firmware SPH05195 (07/2005)
Note: Firmware package contains both DOS (.exe) and AIX (.bin) packages
--> IBM RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Installation Guide
--> IBM RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Service Guide
--> IBM RS/6000 7044 Model 170 User's Guide
--> IBM RS/6000 7044 Model 270 Setup Instructions
--> IBM RS/6000 7044 Model 270 Service Guide
--> IBM RS/6000 7044 Model 270 User's Guide
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--> RS/6000 Systems Handbook 2000 Edition
--> UNIX Workstations Facts and Features (2003)
--> System i & p PCI adapters (44 MB!)
--> System i & p fans
--> IBM IntelliStation POWER and IBM RS/6000 Graphics Performance Report
--> RS/6000 SpaceBall Announcement on AIX
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--> 3Dconnexion Xdriver AIX 5+ (4.66 11/18/2005)
--> 3Dconnexion Xdriver AIX 4 (4.64 03/04/2005)
--> Open Sound System for AIX (OSS/AIX v3.9.8g)
Note: you must purchase a license from 4Front Technologies to activate OSS/AIX (while it's released as open source the old UNIX versions are not).
OS Support
AIX
AIX 7.2 Not SupportedAIX 7.1 Not Supported
AIX 6.1 Not Supported
AIX 5.3 Supported (requires at least firmware SPH04194)
AIX 5.2 Supported
AIX 5.1 Supported
AIX 4.3.3 Supported
AIX 4.2.1 Not Supported
AIX 3.2.5 Not Supported