Interesting history, but is this really relevant for the LINUX list ? Paul Tormey Standard Bank of South Africa LAN Services
-----Original Message----- From: Don Stubbs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 January, 2002 16:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IBM announces LINUX-only 1 to 4 engine zSeries For uncompressed object desks, location 56 in the next card contained the next "loading" instruction if a remember correctly. With no recollection of an "I" opcode for read, I searched and found http://1401.org/op-codes/. You were probably thinking of the clear storage and branch (i.e. /056). My set and clear wordmark opcodes were either wrong or reverse. Don -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phil Payne Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IBM announces LINUX-only 1 to 4 engine zSeries > 1 read from card readers ISTR 'I' was read a card. Operand A (if present) was the branch location - boot decks were a succession of 'I056' commands - the boot deck itself was executed to move its own contents into storage and set word marks. On a more relevant topic, the formal Announcement Letter for the zSeries Linux offering is available: http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=102-030 -- Phil Payne The Devil's IT Dictionary - last updated 2002/01/20: http://www.isham-research.com/dd.html UK +44 7785 302803 Germany +49 173 6242039 ______________________________________________ Disclaimer and confidentiality note Everything in this e-mail and any attachments relating to the official business of Standard Bank Investment Corporation (Stanbic) is proprietary to the company. It is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law.\ Stanbic does not own and endorse any other content. Views and opinions are those of the sender unless clearly stated as being that of Stanbic. The person addressed in the e-mail is the sole authorised recipient. Please notify the sender immediately if it has unintentionally reached you and do not read, disclose or use the content in any way. Stanbic can not assure that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. ______________________________________________
