Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
Kid-die noun, 1. In mainframe parlance, anybody of age less than 50. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114 W dniu 2012-04-17 18:53, Elardus Engelbrecht pisze: [...] > Sh, kiddies are reading this and we greybeards must > behave. ;-D Kiddies here? Are you KIDDING? This is mainframe list! Avg member still remember Ford T premiere -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 (22) 829 00 00, fax +48 (22) 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and that you will be held responsible for any such unauthorized activity, including liability for any resulting damages. As appropriate, such incident(s) may also be reported to law enforcement. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to sender and destroy or delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
W dniu 2012-04-17 18:53, Elardus Engelbrecht pisze: [...] Sh, kiddies are reading this and we greybeards must behave. ;-D Kiddies here? Are you KIDDING? This is mainframe list! Avg member still remember Ford T premiere -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 (22) 829 00 00, fax +48 (22) 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
R. Skorupka wrote: >I have never heard someone saying: I'm using Ford product 2817-M15 known as >z196... Neither me too, but I agree 101% with what you said. The same here, when we are talking about Hilux, it is about Toyota DoubleCab Bakkie. (Bakkie - pickup truck) ... and car thieves are loving this car ... ;-/ Enjoy this trivia about Hilux at South Pole in around 2010 (articles plus good photos): http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/cars/toyota/local-hilux-reaches-south-pole-1.876513 http://www.4x4offroads.com/toyota-hilux-south-pole.html >BTW: Let's leave it. My primary goal was to explain the meaning of 196 and 114 >and I did it. You achieved your goal with flying colours. >The rest is my humble opinion. I wish I would start Cindy or logon to >Jennifer... ;-) Sh, kiddies are reading this and we greybeards must behave. ;-D :-D :-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
You answered your own question. 'Marketing names' are perceived to 'sound much better than...' by marketing types. The names may or may not reflect anything technical. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114 ..snip BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? Last, bit not least: Athlon, or Pentium sounds much better than CMOS 11S. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 (22) 829 00 00, fax +48 (22) 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
W dniu 2012-04-17 16:30, Mike Schwab pisze: On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Jan MOEYERSONS wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:41:51 +0200, R.S. wrote: BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? A rose, by any other name... Bet he does not like BMW model names either. No, I don't like. ;-) But you are talking about model NUMBER, not name. The name - let's take Rolls-Royce, Audi, Mercedes, sounds IMHO better than z196. z196 plays the role of NAME, not model number. The m/t is 2817. What is Quattro? It's a model of Audi. What is Silver Spirit? It's a model of R-R. What's 2817 it m/t of z196... Believe me: my car do have Product Number, I'm pretty sure it's user unfriendly and hard to remember, ...but I don't care. We use *names*, like Toyota Corolla, VW Golf, Ford Mondeo. I have never heard someone saying: I'm using Ford product 2817-M15 known as z196... BTW: Let's leave it. My primary goal was to explain the meaning of 196 and 114 and I did it. The rest is my humble opinion. I wish I would start Cindy or logon to Jennifer... ;-) Regards -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 (22) 829 00 00, fax +48 (22) 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Jan MOEYERSONS wrote: > On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:41:51 +0200, R.S. > wrote: > >>BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or >>DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), >>MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? > > A rose, by any other name... > Bet he does not like BMW model names either. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
Jan MOEYERSONS wrote: >>BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or >>DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), >>MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? >A rose, by any other name... Begin with dinousaurus names ( :-D ), then reptile names, then bird names, aloe names, etc. ;-D Or start with a series, like this example: 8088, 8086, 80286, 80386, 80486, etc. Or use the big 5, for example in http://www.resbank.co.za/AboutUs/PublicAwareness/Documents/A5%20all%20banknotes%20poster.pdf where all of the big 5 are shown on our country's banknotes. I like names for products if they are in a series or a group. Easier for marketing blurbs in airline magazines... :-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:41:51 +0200, R.S. wrote: >BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or >DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), >MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? A rose, by any other name... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SV: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
I will throw out a guess here. IBM has been through the years exceedingly cautious in naming anything. The new names are at best a way to confuse people, in my opinion. Ed On Apr 16, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Thomas Berg wrote: -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] För R.S. Skickat: den 16 april 2012 16:42 Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Ämne: Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114 W dniu 2012-04-16 16:33, Alvaro Guirao Lopez pisze: I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have been named z196& z114 and not Z11 EC& Z11 BC? Why not z11? I don't know. Why 196 and 114? I heard about it: 1xx means FIRST generation (of what? naming convention?) 96 means number of processors inside. Note, you can buy "only" 80 of them, but it really contains 96 processors, inlcuidng SAPs and spares. 14 is for M10 model (4 are for spares and SAPs). BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? Last, bit not least: Athlon, or Pentium sounds much better than CMOS 11S. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland I would then suggest names more like: zEUS, HERA, HERMES, GILGAMESH, etc. :) Regards, Thomas Berg __ Thomas Berg Specialist AM/DQS SWEDBANK AB (publ) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SV: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
W dniu 2012-04-16 16:54, Thomas Berg pisze: -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] För R.S. Skickat: den 16 april 2012 16:42 Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Ämne: Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196& z114 W dniu 2012-04-16 16:33, Alvaro Guirao Lopez pisze: I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have been named z196& z114 and not Z11 EC& Z11 BC? Why not z11? I don't know. Why 196 and 114? I heard about it: 1xx means FIRST generation (of what? naming convention?) 96 means number of processors inside. Note, you can buy "only" 80 of them, but it really contains 96 processors, inlcuidng SAPs and spares. 14 is for M10 model (4 are for spares and SAPs). BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? Last, bit not least: Athlon, or Pentium sounds much better than CMOS 11S. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland I would then suggest names more like: zEUS, HERA, HERMES, GILGAMESH, etc. :) Hera? What are you talking about??? Here sounds like a mother. What sounds more attractive: Hera or Jennifer Lopez? Or maybe you like z/OS-BX-81673&333 ??? Well, "sexy name" do have different meanings, very different... -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 (22) 829 00 00, fax +48 (22) 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
Sorry about the title of the post where I said 'assignation' I must say 'assigment'. Thanks to those who correct my BIG mistake (apart from my love to mainframe servers and our 'assignation') 2012/4/16 Thomas Berg > > -Ursprungligt meddelande- > > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] För > > R.S. > > Skickat: den 16 april 2012 16:42 > > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > Ämne: Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114 > > > > W dniu 2012-04-16 16:33, Alvaro Guirao Lopez pisze: > > > I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have > > been > > > named z196& z114 and not Z11 EC& Z11 BC? > > > > > > Why not z11? I don't know. > > Why 196 and 114? I heard about it: > > 1xx means FIRST generation (of what? naming convention?) > > 96 means number of processors inside. Note, you can buy "only" 80 of > > them, but it really contains 96 processors, inlcuidng SAPs and spares. > > 14 is for M10 model (4 are for spares and SAPs). > > > > > > BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or > > DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), > > MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? > > > > Last, bit not least: Athlon, or Pentium sounds much better than CMOS > > 11S. > > > > > > -- > > Radoslaw Skorupka > > Lodz, Poland > > I would then suggest names more like: zEUS, HERA, HERMES, GILGAMESH, etc. > :) > > > > Regards, > Thomas Berg > __ > Thomas Berg Specialist AM/DQS SWEDBANK AB (publ) > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Un saludo. Álvaro Guirao -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
SV: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
> -Ursprungligt meddelande- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] För > R.S. > Skickat: den 16 april 2012 16:42 > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Ämne: Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114 > > W dniu 2012-04-16 16:33, Alvaro Guirao Lopez pisze: > > I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have > been > > named z196& z114 and not Z11 EC& Z11 BC? > > > Why not z11? I don't know. > Why 196 and 114? I heard about it: > 1xx means FIRST generation (of what? naming convention?) > 96 means number of processors inside. Note, you can buy "only" 80 of > them, but it really contains 96 processors, inlcuidng SAPs and spares. > 14 is for M10 model (4 are for spares and SAPs). > > > BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or > DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), > MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? > > Last, bit not least: Athlon, or Pentium sounds much better than CMOS > 11S. > > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland I would then suggest names more like: zEUS, HERA, HERMES, GILGAMESH, etc. :) Regards, Thomas Berg __ Thomas Berg Specialist AM/DQS SWEDBANK AB (publ) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
On 4/16/2012 7:33 AM, Alvaro Guirao Lopez wrote: I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have been named z196& z114 and not Z11 EC& Z11 BC? zEnterprise is an entirely new class of hybrid server (see zBX and Unified Resource Manager) whose traditional mainframe product component designations are currently z1xx where z1 = 'generation 1' and 'xx' = the number of 'cores' on the machine. z196 has 96 cores; z114 has 14 cores. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
W dniu 2012-04-16 16:33, Alvaro Guirao Lopez pisze: I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have been named z196& z114 and not Z11 EC& Z11 BC? Why not z11? I don't know. Why 196 and 114? I heard about it: 1xx means FIRST generation (of what? naming convention?) 96 means number of processors inside. Note, you can buy "only" 80 of them, but it really contains 96 processors, inlcuidng SAPs and spares. 14 is for M10 model (4 are for spares and SAPs). BTW: I really can't understand "marketing names" like z196, TS1140, or DS8000. Why don't they use names like Jaguar (ok, it's partially used), MAGSTAR, T-REX, MtBlanc or Cindy Crawford? Last, bit not least: Athlon, or Pentium sounds much better than CMOS 11S. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 (22) 829 00 00, fax +48 (22) 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Origins of numeric assignation of z196 & z114
I have seeked but found nothing about this, why the new servers have been named z196 & z114 and not Z11 EC & Z11 BC? -- Un saludo. Álvaro Guirao -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
