> > > p.s. Shouldn't implementation of x86 and above be just a different > set > >of millicode? > > Umm.... > > Well, I suppose you could look at it that way. According to Charles > Webb's > presentation on the z10 (or z6 as it was called at the time) 668 of the > 894 > instructions on the z10 are implemented entirely in hardware. That > means > that there is no millicode to support them. Guess how many of the x86 > instructions are implemented in hardware.
So what. 100% of x86 implemented in millicode should still run the software. Maybe not always as fast a silicon, but the functionality is the point. And, yes John, there might be patent and license implications. I was asking about the possibility, not the likelihood or legality. And, don't those same concerns apply to however zVOS works? > > -- > Tom Marchant > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
