Classification: Confidential I must disagree here. This is just a different implementation of the existing z architecture. There may be some minor omissions, but I see nothing new here.
FLEX has been around for quite a while, and was always about z-emulation on an x86 chip. It does provide some low-end relief for those that require less than the minimum z/16 horsepower. My USD 0.02 worth. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sebastian Welton Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mainframe Makers.... WAS: Ars Technica: The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don't click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] On Tue, 1 Aug 2023 15:53:57 -0400, Steve Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >How about we change from Mainframe to zFrame? > >Yeah, I know, then when IBM comes up with a new Architecture... >How long will it take to need > 64bit addressing? > > Here you go: http://hammocktree.us/flexes/zFrameOV.pdf https://vtda.org/docs/computing/CornerstoneSystems/MVMUA_ZFrameSlideDeck_Oct2005.pdf Sebastian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: ________________________________ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
