Yup. But you can run Linux on that standard processor. The author's target audience will (maybe? probably? certainly?) assume that he means that Linux can't run "all by itself" on a z900.
No big deal. Just normal press stuff at which to poke fun. -jcf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Post, Mark K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: Re: CIO network article > You cannot buy an IFL-only z900. There will be at least one standard > processor in the box. > > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Ford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 2:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: CIO network article > > > I don't quite get the statement, "IBM says it does not support its larger > z900 series mainframes ... using only Linux, ..." > > What does he mean by "support"? > > -jcf > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Boyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 12:42 PM > Subject: CIO network article > > > > http://cin.earthweb.com/trends/article.php/2171451 > >
