> AMEN! Seems like they're just killing themselves(and us too) > by not having a low end package for development and testing. > Most folks will take the path of best ads and convert to something > else, whether it's Oracle/Grid or Blade servers.
There is, of course, a low end package for development and testing - but it's Partnerworld only and not available to "real" users. I've been arguing with various IBM executives for years that these systems should be available to "real" users and I've suggested a couple of self-financing ways it could be done. But I'm afraid NIH and the way zSeries executives get paid got in the way. IBM is supposedly producing its own emulation in 2Q06 - recent rumours suggest it will use an iSeries as a host. There are quite a few advantages in doing that - an EBCDIC base for an EBCDIC emulation lets you use, e.g., i5/OS's I/O facilities -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
