Re: Nice idea in blog: Should we toss x86 architecture

[Gary M. Dennis]

We looked very hard at the licensing aspect of this.  We don't see anything
in the Microsoft EULA that would permit or cause them to treat this
environment different any different than existing VM environments. This
environment should work in their favor since the images (and therefore the
licenses) can be deployed more efficiently than in an blade warehouse
environment.

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Gary Dennis
Mantissa Corporation

On 7/22/08 1:07 PM, "Schuh, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Interesting idea. What are the licensing issues? (And is VM Vista Ready?
> ;-) )
> 
> Regards, 
> Richard Schuh 
> 
>  
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary M. Dennis
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:03 AM
>> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
>> Subject: Re: Nice idea in blog: Should we toss x86 architecture
>> 
>> This was our post to the zd net blog.
>> 
>> 
>> "Maybe we already have.
>> 
>> In Q1 2009 Mantissa will deliver a system that permits
>> unaltered Windows operating systems to run under z/VM. Using
>> a desktop appliance running RDC, users will be able to
>> connect to their virtual Windows images running in the VM
>> environment. Goodbye desktop hardware, remote maintenance,
>> high power consumption, machine order lead time.
>> 
>> z/VOS began with the observation that most Windows
>> workstations do practically nothing 95% of the time and we
>> were so intrigued with the idea of being able to actually run
>> an intel-based operating system under IBM VM that we never
>> looked back. VM provided a natural platform for development
>> of this product.
>> 
>> The product has been a bear for the development group but the
>> thought of being able to run 3000 copies of Windows on one
>> System z so fascinated the team that we needed very little
>> additional incentive.
>> 
>> Let's hope IBM can ramp up System z production."
>> 
>> 
>> Why wait until 2016?
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>> 
>> Gary Dennis
>> Mantissa Corporation
>> 
>> On 7/22/08 11:14 AM, "Bob Heerdink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9183
>>> 
>>> "Should we toss x86 architecture and wipe the slate with something
>>> greene r and more scalable?"
>>> 
>>> "Windows Server 2016 128-bit edition running virtualized on
>> z/VM in a 
>>> gre en datacenter, accessed via my house from a thin client over
>>> high-speed fibe r optic connection. I can see it now."
>>> 
>>> Hope this happens sooner than predicted, Bob
>>> 
>> 
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