That was so long ago that I had forgotten ... :) Regards, Richard Schuh
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:52 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: New z9 models Well, yes I am old enough to remember...thanks for bringing that point up, Jim....:-) I thought the z9-109 was the follow on to the z990.... DJ Jim Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/z9bc/ >>http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/z9ec/ > > > And for those of us who are old enough to remember, this does not > derive from BC Mode (S/360) or EC Mode (S/370)! > > IBM System z9 EC "Enterprise Class" (formerly IBM System z9 109) > IBM System z9 BC "Business Class" > > You can think of the z9 EC has the "follow-on" to the z990 and > the z9 BC as the "follow-on" to the z890. > > Jim
