> > If they did ever permit ZAAP usage for Linux, I'd expect them to offload > > just Java processing, not general purpose cycles. That's the point of > > the special microcode that makes a ZAAP a ZAAP. In that case, you'd need > > either a CP or an IFL, AND a ZAAP. Not a good cost/benefit model, IMHO. > > Alternatively, IBM could just double or triple the number of IFLs for > free when you license some of their java-based middleware.... ;-)
It probably would be cheaper than engineering and testing all that microcode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
