> The zAAP is just a normal zSeries CPU dedicated & managed by the OS > (z/OS V1R6+ only, as the poster below points out) to Java tasks. It > provides no known performance benefit on a side-by-side address space > comparison relative to a normal zSeries CPU.
On a knee-capped z890, the zAAPs (up to two - you can't have more than one per normal z/OS engine) run at full speed. A 2086-A04 F/C 6210 with two zAAPS, for instance, has 50 MIPS for z/OS and 700-odd MIPS in the zAAPS. That looks like a fun machine. More at http://www.isham-research.com/mips_z890.html - as always, the warranty is limited to what you paid for it. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
