On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2017 11:46:51 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > > > >I also don’t trust PC’s for various reasons. > > > How recently have you used one? How long could you operate > without using one? What's in the HMC? > Even worse: The SE is a PC. Well, actually it is _two_ Intel based laptops (active & backup). I don't recall what OS they are running. The SE is a _critical_ resource since it holds all the MCLs and "firmware" which is loaded at power up time. I have _no_ idea why IBM does this, other than cost. I image that built-in 3270 et al. that was built in to the old 3090s was an expense they wanted to live without. > > -- gil > > -- Windows. A funny name for a operating system that doesn't let you see anything. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
