Actually, I worry becuase there are no competitors in the market, why IBM
announced the new CPU model so fast, it doesn't like a desktop computer ..I
think z9 is announced around 3 years...As I remember, IBM never try to
announced a new model of mainframe computer just three years later...a
market needs??? ..just curious...if you upgrade the mianframe currently I
think you also have a question...

On 2/26/08, Wayne Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Tommy,
> I wouldn't call 3 years between the z9-109 announcement and the z10
> "fast."
> The z10 does a lot of things that weren't feasible (or necessarily
> recognized as needed by customers) in 2005.  However, that doesn't mean
> that
> the z9 has problems.  Intel announced the quad4 recently, but there was
> nothing "wrong" with the simple dual core chip.
>
> Wayne Driscoll
> Product Developer
> NOTE:  All opinions are strictly my own.
>
>
>
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> Subject: IBM announced z10 ..why so fast...any problem on z 9
>
> Hi all,
>
> Anyone know why IBM announced z10 so fast...is there any problem on z9
> because our shop migrated toz9 this week....
> any big differences between z9
>
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