Well, I think we're all pretty much agreed that it's the *perception* of poor CPU performance, rather than the reality, that's the big Linux/zSeries problem.
Therefore, may I present the following humble suggestion, aimed at correcting this misperception among the, well, young and impressionable? The *next* machine in the line should be named the.... zR0XxX0R and have a model number of 1337. IBM needs to replace one of the side panels of the z/Series frame with a transparent plexi window, and fill up the inside with cold-cathode flourescent lights in a variety of different nauseating colors. Probably those should have dimmer switches wired to a mike so that your zSeries can flash in time to the beat. Also, round all the corners off. That makes it look cooler. And add some bubble columns to the front; all *real* high-powered computers have glowing bubble columns. Adding some overclocking settings to the HMC would help its image a bunch too. They don't have to actually *do* anything; just add a bunch of poorly-(or for more eliteness, completely un-)documented options, almost all of which result in the machine failing to IPL or halting in a disabled wait state shortly into the IPL. Finally, everyone *knows* it's not a high-performance machine unless it's liquid-cooled. Get with the program, guys! Adam
