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On a related topic -
Does anyone have opinions on the trade press rumors that the next z
frames will house not only z-architecture engines but also power and x64
"blades"?
In particular, how would you see these being used? What advantage would
you see/imagine in putting power or x64 blades in the same box as
z-engines (vs separate boxes)?
(but please, don't vector off into a Windows-bashing discussion...non-z
arch blades could also run linux/solaris/aix/bsd/etc.
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It MIGHT be useful as a means to access a file server for Unix System
Services, or a mail server, or as an adjunct to enhanced TCP/IP
processing. I can't perceive any other benefit. I'd be awful concerned
about security considerations. And who's going to manage those extra
"addons"??
Rick
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