Talk:3B series computers

Dates?

It would be useful to have some dates in the article about Bell 3B computers. 47.229.160.187 (talk) 19:04, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

I added release dates on a few more machines. ShadyCrack (talk) 18:59, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

If you are looking for the 3B2 end of the line AT&T Makes Last 3B2 ... December 1993 The last of 70,000 units of the 3B2 computer series will be shipped from the Oklahoma City AT&T plant this month, said Howard Mitchell, general manager for midrange computer products at NCR. -------- Jamplevia (talk) 17:15, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, I added a note in the history section referencing this article. ShadyCrack (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Clarify that early versions of AT&T 3B series of computers where used in-house only

For those who know the history of AT&T and computers, they know that AT&T prior to the early 80s was barred from selling computers or software due to anrtitrust restrictions dating back to the late 50's. It was only after they settled a second antitrust case that saw the split of AT&T that they where free to sell Unix directly to customers and they where free also free to sell computers to the general public/corporations. This meant that all early 3B series of computers only saw use within AT&T operations including local Bells. Based on what I read in this article and elsewhere, it does seem as if later models of 3B series either where sold outside of AT&T or where the basis for models sold on the open market. This needs to be clarified t sort of implied in the article but it not clear enough. 108.239.8.149 (talk) 00:22, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

I cleaned up the intro to the minicomputers section, and clarified what computers were introduced in 1984 stating after the regulatory constraints were lifted, and added a reference regarding that. ShadyCrack (talk) 18:26, 16 August 2022 (UTC)