What's the point if you don't have that much memory and can't back it on DASD? It's just an exercise with no practical value until you can back it.
Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 64-bits is a really big number! - was z/OS level for SETFRR for AMODE(64) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craddock, Chris > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: 64-bits is a really big number! - was z/OS level for SETFRR > for AMODE(64) > <snip> > > In other words, 2**64 is a phenomenally large number. In terms of > actual usable storage, it is wildly beyond the limits of our current > technology and certainly beyond my feeble imagination about what one > might actually fill it up with. An RFID for every star and galaxy > perhaps? Endless re-runs of "I Love Lucy" in HD? Hell if I know. > <snip> > > CC And, just for fun, Sun has implemented a 128-bit filesystem in Solaris! That means that a single filesystem can contain 2**128 bytes of data. Good heavens! I think that most UNIX filesystems are either 32 or 64 bit at present. But don't quote me on that. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group 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 ----------------------------------------- This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
