And for extra credit, you could run the z/VM on Hercules on an x86 box :) Douglas
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick Troth Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:11 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Oracle under z/VM without Linux? On 02/16/2017 07:46 AM, Paul Flint wrote: > I am going out on a limb here and suggesting that Mantissa somehow > compiled something like ReactOS? Mantissa figured out a way to run X86 (32-bit and 64-bit) binaries and operating systems on top of z/VM. (ReactOS, Windows, Linux, *BSD, anything) Looks pretty slick. Based on what they've leaked on this and other email lists, they leverage CP services and functions to optimize the capabilities of the underlying z hardware. They've been wowing people at SHARE and other conferences for at least the past 5 years. I have not heard if they actually released a salable product or if anyone has purchased, trialed, or beta tested. A somewhat slower performer would be to port BOCHS to CMS and run your Windoze systems on that. -- R; <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
