Yes, it is, because quantum computing enables solving classes of problems that current machines can't. But it is a very poor fit for the overwhelming majority of computing tasks today.
Put another way: a z/Series vector facility isn't going to do much good computing payroll. Neither is a quantum system. On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 8:21 AM Bill Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > Billions is being spent on developing quantum computing. I doubt it’s > because they’ve got money to waste. > > > https://newsroom.ibm.com/2023-05-21-IBM-Launches-100-Million-Partnership-with-Global-Universities-to-Develop-Novel-Technologies-Towards-a-100,000-Qubit-Quantum-Centric-Supercomputer > > > https://thenextweb.com/news/europes-throwing-billions-at-quantum-computers-will-it-pay-off > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 11:29 PM, zMan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bill, Bill, Bill. Stick to stuff you know something about. IF quantum > computers ever become realistically powerful, they will have VERY specific > uses. They are not suited for general-purpose computing. Nobody even > quantum-adjacent disputes that, as even the most cursory reading of the > research papers will tell you, > > Note also that quantum machines with the many-thousands of qubits needed > for real use have been "almost here" for quite some time; most people who > aren't scamming money admit that they don't know when or even if they're > actually achievable. Which doesn't make the research a bad thing, of > course. Just keep your hand on your wallet. > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 9:21 PM Bill Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Quantum computing is the future. And IBM is the leader. > > > https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlfreund/2023/06/14/ibm-achieves-breakthrough-in-quantum-computing/ > > > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 8:47 PM, Jon Perryman <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > IBM RHEL announced it's move to closed source (IBM RedHat Enterprise > > Linux). With some changes, DB2, RACF and other z/OS products could run in > > Linux on z16 in one sysplexed Linux image. We know it's possible because > > IBM moved Unix and TCP into z/OS. IBM RHEL said closed source would force > > non-paying customers to buy RHEL licenses but this makes no sense. > > Something else must be in play. > > I created a survey at https://forms.gle/ZTPXsDJo8Z4H93sv7 to gain > > insights into IBM's decision to close source RHEL. You can skip the > survey > > if you don't want to take it and view the survey results through this > > website. Feel free to pass this along. > > I think IBM wants to integrate z/OS products to retain their investments > > and expand their customer base.. > > Why is the z/OS community ignoring IBM RHEL closed source? Are software > > vendors preparing their products for Linux? > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > -- > zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
