> > Then what are the gains - more people doing S/390 build for testing and also > able to look at S/390 specific bugs in general open source code. More > application availability - without Hercules there would be no Mumps for > S/390 for example.
When I was on the Herc list there were smallish people looking to do OS/390 and z/OS development on Hercules. MVS 3.8 on my Pentium 133 was about equal to a 370/148 with lots of RAM, and DSS (Australia) used to do all its processing for NSW and VIC on a 145 each (on VS1). My Pentium II beat the S370/168s rather well, and DSS used a pair of those running SVS to implement Medibank in the 70s. Hercules on a PC makes a very nice personal mainframe - how many corporate types here could justify $US2000 a seat for a reasonable set of licences so as to leave the mainframes for income-earning activities? -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
