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The 3725 and the 3720 systems were announced in 1983. The 3725 replaced the hardware line scanners used on previous 370x machines with multiple microcoded processors.
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circuits. At the time of the announcement, IBM was estimated to have nearly 85% of the over US$ 825 million market for communications controllers over rivals such as
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With the expansion unit, the 3725 could support up to 256 lines at data rates up to 256 kbit/s, and connect to up to eight mainframe channels.
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IBM no longer manufactures 37xx processors. The last models, the 3745/46, were withdrawn from marketing in 2002. Replacement software products are
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was a smaller version of the 3725, which was sometimes used as a remote concentrator.
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was a smaller version, introduced in 1973. It supported up to 32 lines.
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All members of the family ran one of three IBM-supplied programs.
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Several companies produced clones of 37xx controllers, including
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Series of mainframe communication controllers manufactured by IBM
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The 3725 controller (right small-height rack), connected to an
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family. The 3705 could control up to 352 communications lines.
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IBM discontinued support for the 3705, 3720, 3725 in 1999.
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Marketing of the 372x machines was discontinued in 1989.
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connections. A stand-alone model 950 appeared in 1995.
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