Another example of their profound ignorance is the assertion that Raptors are extinct animals. As it happens, I saw one the other day, sitting on a post looking for prey. Raptors are also known by the more specific names of Owls, Hawks, Falcons, and Eagles.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Payne [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Two More Responses to Sun's FUD Attacks > > Well, here's another one. > > http://www.bigbluesmoke.com/worldnews2.html > > The 'IBM unearths Raptor' story is either deliberately intended to > mislead, or the author has > such a poor appreciation of what IBM did that he/she should be disciplined > and not be > published again without a stringent review. > > The statement:"This new baby-frame has been "factory crippled" so that it > will only utilize > 1-4 cpus and only run "Modern" workloads" is flat and completely wrong in > both respects - it > may even be actionable, if IBM can be bothered. > > Firstly, the z800 is NOT crippled in any significant way. It uses a new > MCM purpose-developed > for the machine. Because it is intended (under other labels) for the > Japanese market it has > VOS3 functionality - which is a significant plus for the machine. There > are a few things > that the z800 doesn't support, such as parallel channels - but it also > doesn't support > VS1:ECPS, byte multiplexor channels or 1401 emulation. What does Sun > think it is - a > dinosaur? > > Secondly, and IMO much more seriously - the last paragraph of the story > creates the very > strong impression that z/OS.e is a prerequisite, not an additional option. > In fact, there is > no compulsion for anyone (ISV or user) to change ANYTHING to run on a > z800. Even most stuff > written up to three decades ago will still run. > > The art of good FUD is to build implications around an indisputable fact. > However, these are > not facts - they are very misleading lies about IBM's product. They > proceed either from quite > appalling knowledge of a competitor's product or from malfeasance on > someone's part. > > Whichever it is, it is Sun's responsibility because the site is quite > clearly sanctioned by > Sun. > > -- > Phil Payne > http://www.isham-research.com > +44 7785 302 803 > +49 173 6242039
