> FWIW, VSE/ESA 2.7 will be withdrawn from service on 02/28/2007. The > current z/VSE 3.1 is still 31-bit also, though. z/VSE 4.1 will be the > first 64-bit version, no availability date on that yet.
Given this, I'd like to pose again the question of why IBM has not approved the 64-bit version of FlexES for public sale. Yes, you can sell me a z9 with a sub-100 MIPS capacity. You *can't* sell me one that comes self-contained with disk at a price-point that is affordable for small shops, nor can you sell me one that doesn't take up my entire available machine room space. Could someone please find out what the hold-up is? We've been told one rumor is that IBM thinks nobody wants it -- I'd like to shout "call!" on that assertion. David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
