> Why SW changes? Won't the control units continue to provide a > 56kB/track 15 track/cylinder image?
I think perhaps a gradual shift in software architectural thinking relative to "what goes on disk" versus "what goes in RAM" as the two become increasingly synonymous. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Oracle: The future is diskless! On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:58:02 +0200, R.S. wrote: >W dniu 2010-08-11 14:50, McKown, John pisze: >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/11/oracle_on_storage/ > >Regarding to the disks: indeed we observe first time when silicon "RAM" >succesfully replaces disks in some areas. Is it beginning of revolution Most rapidly in personal/portable devices. >like CRT->LCD switch? Maybe, we will see. What's sure (?) the changes in >computer architecture will come much later, after "HDD philosophy" will >become totally obsolete. It would require many changes in both HW and SW. > Why SW changes? Won't the control units continue to provide a 56kB/track 15 track/cylinder image? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
