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The '''IBM System/370 Model 148''' (and the '''Model 138'''<ref name=IBMarc.138>{{cite web
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==Expanded capabilities==
The 148 had four times the ''reloadable [[Control store|control storage]]'' of the 145,<ref>128K vs. 32K</ref> enabling or enhancing features such as:
* ''[[APL (programming language)|APL]] Assist''<ref>a Microcodemicrocode-based feature that alloweallowed for faster execution than a software-only approach.</ref>
* ''[[Extended controlControl programProgram supportSupport]]'' - going beyond the language-specific APL Assist, this had wider scope, reducing CPU cycles needed to run the operating system.<ref>up to 20% for OS/VS1, up to 55% for VM/CMS.</ref>
 
The 3148 (and the 3138) had a built in service processor, aka known as an IOC, this service processor could directly attach a 3203 printer. The IOC also drives an [[IBM 3277]] display console, whereas the older 3145 used an [[IBM 3215]] typewriter console.
 
A new model of the IBM 3203 printer family, the Model 4, was announced. Rated at 1200 lines/minute (LPM), it was intended to provide already-available 1200 LPM printing, but in a more compact form.
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