> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunkeler Peter (KRDO 4) > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: zIIPs > > > If it goes on like that I bet one day we'll have "zOSPs", > aka zSeries Operating System Processors..... > > zSeries once was a beautiful machine; its getting ugly. > > > Peter Hunkeler > CREDIT SUISSE
And the reason is: "greedy" OEM vendors. Who were made "greedy" by the consolidation of workload by mega-corporations onto fewer, larger systems. This left the "little fellow" to bear the brunt of the pain. They then responded by leaving the MVS arena entirely for UNIX and Windows. All these "special processors" are IBM's attempt to increase the work that a company can do on a zSeries without getting raped by software costs. Until, of course, the OEM people start changing for zIIP and zAAP processors as well as general processors. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
