They said, "Tell us what you think", so I did: Unless you people can report the correct facts, you should really stick to PC's.
The 9672 ZZ7 and every box in the S/390 and zSeries line is NOT, and I repeat NOT, based on the Intel processor. Never was. It is a proprietary IBM general purpose processor technology that has it roots in over 35 years of technology and innovation. The 5GB to 32GB number is internal storage, RAM to the PC world. The disk (what S390 calls DASD) capacity is currently 11TB (that's terabytes). As if there weren't enough FUD in the world about Mainframes, we do not need uninformed publications spreading misinformation to the masses. Do fact checking, talk to knowledgable people, get it right! On Thursday 24 January 2002 09:23 pm, you wrote: > This is one reason why I take a lot of what the various Ziff-Davis > publications have to say about anything related to computers with a large > grain of salt. Take a look at > http://techupdate.cnet.com/enterprise/0-7168423-722-7981967.html, the title > of which is "IBM S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers 9672 G6 ZZ7." Under the > sub-heading of "processor" it lists this: > Processor manufacturer: Intel > > and under "Storage:" > Hard drive: 5 GB to 32 GB > > Makes me want to run right out an build one of my own from off-the-shelf > parts. :) > > Mark Post -- Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2002 in Cincinnati (Fort Mitchell, KY). April 12-16, 2002 For details see http://www.wavv.org
