On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 06:58:07AM -0500, Patrick Loftus wrote: > >>> Not being an OS/2 aficianado, I don't have much of a reaction to the > >>> news, but I am curious as to what IBM will run on our zBox HMC. I > >>> would imagine some flavor of Linux. Anybody know? > IBM said "No comment" when asked if the new OS would be Linux, but > apparently it would be a 'closed box', meaning you will not be able to run > any of your own software/applications on the box.
This is no great surprise. WHile the OS/2 HMCs had a defined API, and theoretically allowed installign other programs on the box, in practice this was nearly impossible, for two reasons: the API was a real moving target, and IBM would remove any such software at their whim whenever they were next to the machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
