The mini z16 could be ordered with one chip in one drawer and one I/O case and fit in a half rack..
On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM Andrew Rowley < [email protected]> wrote: > On 16/04/2025 11:29 pm, Steve Beaver wrote: > > I know the z17 is an evolution, but why have they not gotten faster? > > There's practical limits to what they can do at the top end, but I wish > IBM would bring the lowest capacity systems into line with other platforms. > > Software price tables would need to be adjusted, but it would ultimately > benefit everyone. I'm writing this on a laptop with 10 cores - would a > minimum of e.g. 4 CPU and 600 MSU for a z17 be too much to ask? Maybe > they could align the smallest z17 with the recommended minimum capacity > for z/OSMF? > > -- > Andrew Rowley > Black Hill Software > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
