On 25 Apr 2007 00:19:29 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Edward Jaffe is absolutely correct about z/VM's zAAP and zIIP simulation. > >By the way, I would assume the z900 is "moment in time" hardware. In a >couple years, who knows? > >Steve Comstock writes, in a "twofer" :-) : >>Really? Well it's good to know that my labs that include >>the CU24 instruction will work, as well as decimal floating >>point. > >I should have inserted the word "commercial." Does this matter in an >educational setting? No, probably not.
Given the interesting difference between decimal an binary arithmetic, it is about time ALL computer science people were educated about them and why they matter, > >- - - - - >Timothy Sipples >IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect >Specializing in Software Architectures Related to System z >Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

