IBM PS/2 Model 30

• Personal System/2 Model 30
• Personal System/2 Model 30 286

Model 30 Model 30 286
Developer	International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Manufacturer	IBM
Product family	Personal System/2
Type	Desktop computer
Release date	April 1987 (1987-04) (Model 30) September 1988 (Model 30 286)
Media	720 KB 3.5-in floppy disks (Model 30) 1.44 MB 3.5-in floppy disks (Model 30 286)
CPU	Intel 8086 at 8 MHz (Model 30) Intel 80286 at 10 MHz (Model 30 286)
Memory	640 KB (Model 30) 512 KB – 16 MB (Model 30 286
Storage	20–40 MB hard drive (optional)
Graphics	Multi-Color Graphics Array (Model 30) Video Graphics Array (Model 30 286)
Power	120/240 VAC
Dimensions	16" × 15.5" × 4" (407 mm × 394 mm × 102 mm)
Weight	15.7 lb (7.1 kg)
Predecessor	Personal Computer XT Personal Computer AT
Related	List of IBM PS/2 models

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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 an Industry Standard Architecture 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.