IBM 22F0152 EC 896473 Computer Cable 9023 DB25 Male to Female Legacy Serial

IBM 22F0152 EC 896473 Computer Cable 9023 DB25 Male to Female Legacy Serial

The IBM 22F0152 is a DB25 (25-pin) male-to-female computer cable produced by IBM's ESCOD IND FLA DIV under engineering change EC 896473, with part number 9023 molded into the label. It carries a standard DB-25 connector on each end — one male plug and one female socket — in IBM's characteristic heavy-jacketed black cable construction. This is a proprietary IBM cable used in legacy IBM midrange and peripheral interconnect applications dating from the late 1980s to mid-1990s era of IBM's midrange computing platform.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: IBM
• Part Number: 22F0152
• Engineering Change: EC 896473
• Cable Assembly Part: 9023
• Manufacturer Division: ESCOD IND FLA DIV
• Connector End 1: DB25 Male (25-pin plug)
• Connector End 2: DB25 Female (25-pin socket)
• Interface: DB-25 / RS-232 serial
• Cable: Multi-conductor, heavy black jacket
• Included: Cable only; no accessories

Applications

DB25 serial cables like the IBM 22F0152 were standard interconnects in IBM's midrange and peripheral ecosystems of the late 1980s and early 1990s, used to link computers, terminals, printers, and communications equipment via RS-232 or proprietary IBM serial interfaces. The DB-25 connector was the original RS-232 standard form factor before the smaller DB-9 became dominant in PC-era hardware. IBM used heavily built, OEM-specific cable assemblies like this one throughout their AS/400, System/36, System/38, and associated peripheral lines to ensure controlled cabling within IBM installations. Today these cables are sought by technicians maintaining legacy IBM midrange systems, vintage computing restorers, and collectors working to preserve or return period-correct IBM equipment to service.