• 1980

Hardware Description

The Series 44 was introduced in December of 1980 as the new high-performance member of the 3000 family. Code neamed "Grizzly", the Series 44 was 60% faster than the Series III and offered twice the memory. The Series 44 was priced at $108,445 and supported up to 96 terminals. The Series 44 ran the new MPE-IV operating system.