Let's not be "bit wise, and byte foolish". There is merit in "intentionally overcapcitating" not just in MIPS, but also DASD.
I don't see anyone complaining about 64-bit memory being tooooo much and asking to bring back Expanded Storage and paging. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM, zMan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Scott Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Timothy, > > > > Even if there was no kneecapping, there could still be CPUs turned off > and > > on, so the minimal configuration would be a single CPU z9BC, not a 7 way. > > > > Given the axioms of the discussion, it would be an entire book. The > contention was that IBM shipping capacity that isn't used "doesn't make > sense". > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
