I don't quite understand the confusion either between BC and EC.  I always kept 
them straight by remembering that B is before E in the alphabet, so therefore 
the BC is the smaller one.  Also, you can think B for Basic.  

Eric

---- Timothy Sipples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> 
> Ted, what are the confusing parts about EC and BC?  It should be very
> simple: there are two pieces of hardware.  The BC starts at 26 MIPS of CP
> capacity and goes up to almost 1,800 per frame.  The EC starts at about 200
> and goes up to nearly 18,000.  (There's plenty of overlap between the two
> so you have room to grow.)  If the BC provides enough capacity, that's what
> you buy, otherwise the EC is available.  You can upgrade a BC to an EC.> 
> 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]
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Eric Bielefeld
Systems Programmer
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Des Moines, Iowa
515-645-5153

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