> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Boyes > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:49 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Hundreds or Thousands? > >
<snip> > The z890 and z990 help by relieving some of the > physical resource > constraints, but there's still only so much CPU to go around, > and a lot of > "modern" applications waste enormous amounts of physical > resources simply > because they *can* on other platforms -- garbage in, garbage out. This is known on the other platforms as "superior use of a programmer's time". I.e. tuning a program is no longer considered to be very important. As we used to say: "Just throw hardware at it!" <snip> > -- db -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
