IBM PS/2 Model 30
The Personal System/2 Model 30 and Personal System/2 Model 30 286 are IBM's entry-level desktop computers in their Personal System/2 (PS/2) family of personal computers. As opposed to higher-end entries in the PS/2 line which use Micro Channel bus architecture, the Model 30 features the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, allowing it to use expansion cards from its direct predecessors, the PC/XT and the PC/AT. The original PS/2 Model 30, released in April 1987, is built upon the Intel 8086 microprocessor clocked at 8 MHz and features the 8-bit ISA bus; the Model 30 286, released in September 1988, features the Intel 80286 clocked at 10 MHz and includes the 16-bit ISA bus.
Details
- Manufacturer
- IBM
- Model
- PS/2 Model 30
- Year
- 1987
- Chassis
- desktop
- Installed RAM
- 640 KiB
- Drives
- 3.5" 1.44MB floppy
- Condition
- RAM fault
- Source
- Fuzzy Lee
- Acquired
- 2026-06-22
- Notes
- possibly faulty floppy drive too
Machine
- Catalogue model
- PS/2 Model 30 (8530) — IBM PS/2, 1987
Work
Part of Fuzzy's IBM PS/2 Model 30
- Install the new RAM on the planar. Fix!
Files
No files for this one yet.
History
Acquired 2026-06-22 from Fuzzy Lee · held 4 months
- 2026-09-09
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wanted for Work required by item: IBM PS/2 Model 30 (RH-4DRQ)
- 2026-08-19
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variant: (empty) → PS/2 Model 30 (8530)
- 2026-08-08
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flagged a photo as a reference image
- 2026-08-08
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installed_ram: (empty) → 640 KB