I wonder if we'll ever see a z2xxx anything. Maybe we'll see a z1128 ? IBM seems to stick with the naming conventions for about 2 boxes worth. Remember the z9-109?
Marcy -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBMVM] z196 = z10? zEnterprise Generation *1*, *96* engines. On 08/23/2010 05:17 PM, Mike Walter wrote: > I was sort'a wondering why IBM marketing types came up with the z196 model > number. > I struggle to keep from calling it a z168 - the 370 model 168 has an > illustrious past. > > It dawned on me today that it perhaps the internal model naming battle may > have come down to a case of simple arithmetic: 1+9+6 = 16 and 16 = > '10'x. > > So could that shiny new z196 be a z10 on steroids, looked at in a > different way. ;-) > And no, it could not name been called an x10 due to copyright use of X10, > and confusion with IBM's own System x hardware, an IBM language called > X10, and who knows how many other reasons. > > What...??? You never wanted a Monday to be Friday!!?? > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2011 - April 15-19, 2011 Colorado Springs, CO
