This model utilizes 2 CPUs and 32 MWord of 36-bit memory. Its operating system is EXEC8, which the Operations staff monitors via UNIX-based system consoles and demand sessions. Disk storage is handled through a SCSI subsystem amassing 58 Gbyte of storage over 29 packs.
Tape storage is managed by two subsystems.
A USR5073 SCSI subsystem uses 3 cartridge drives conforming to IBM 3480 specifications. Its tape library consists of over 1100 cartridges, each with a 200 MByte capacity uncompressed. The UDS9724 printer offers duplex printing with 20 MByte of memory and an output capacity of 24 ppm at up to 1200 dpi.