Interesting idea. What are the licensing issues? (And is VM Vista Ready? ;-) )
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary M. Dennis > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:03 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Nice idea in blog: Should we toss x86 architecture > > This was our post to the zd net blog. > > > "Maybe we already have. > > In Q1 2009 Mantissa will deliver a system that permits > unaltered Windows operating systems to run under z/VM. Using > a desktop appliance running RDC, users will be able to > connect to their virtual Windows images running in the VM > environment. Goodbye desktop hardware, remote maintenance, > high power consumption, machine order lead time. > > z/VOS began with the observation that most Windows > workstations do practically nothing 95% of the time and we > were so intrigued with the idea of being able to actually run > an intel-based operating system under IBM VM that we never > looked back. VM provided a natural platform for development > of this product. > > The product has been a bear for the development group but the > thought of being able to run 3000 copies of Windows on one > System z so fascinated the team that we needed very little > additional incentive. > > Let's hope IBM can ramp up System z production." > > > Why wait until 2016? > --. .- .-. -.-- > > Gary Dennis > Mantissa Corporation > > On 7/22/08 11:14 AM, "Bob Heerdink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9183 > > > > "Should we toss x86 architecture and wipe the slate with something > > greene r and more scalable?" > > > > "Windows Server 2016 128-bit edition running virtualized on > z/VM in a > > gre en datacenter, accessed via my house from a thin client over > > high-speed fibe r optic connection. I can see it now." > > > > Hope this happens sooner than predicted, Bob > > >
