In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
02/26/2008
at 04:28 PM, Tommy Tsui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Anyone know why IBM announced z10 so fast
Before asking why, ask whether. Why do you believe that they should have
waited? I don't see the pace of announcements as being unusually rapid.
>is there any problem on z9
None relevant to the z10.
>because our shop migrated toz9 this week
Your z9 will continue working. You don't need to upgrade unless you need
the new bells and whistles or you need more capacity.
>any big differences between z9
The usual: new instructions, better environmentals, better performance.
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
02/26/2008
at 09:07 PM, Tommy Tsui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>why IBM announced the new CPU model so fast,
It didn't. IBM took its own sweet time on the z10.
>it doesn't like a desktop computer
Intel and AMD also have frequent announcements.
>As I remember, IBM never try to
>announced a new model of mainframe computer just three years later
You mean like the 370/158 and the 370/168?
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