Re: 360 announce day

2017-04-10 Thread Tom Marchant
On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 16:13:16 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >What's the "performance range" of currently marketed z models? There is no simple ratio to compare the performance of different models, but you can figure out something that interests you from the LSPR.

Re: 360 announce day

2017-04-08 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Paul Gilmartin) writes: > Not in that article, but I see: > http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/mainframe-computers/7/161 > > ... — six computers with a performance range of 50 to 1, ... > > Did they follow Grosch's Law: "There is a

Re: 360 announce day

2017-04-08 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 09:15:49 -0700, Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote: >360 announce day >http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PR360.html > Not in that article, but I see: http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/mainframe-computers/7/161 ... — six computers with a

Re: 360 announce day

2017-04-07 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
UFIT University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Doug Fuerst Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 2:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 360 announce day And now he's spinning in his grave

Re: 360 announce day

2017-04-07 Thread Doug Fuerst
And now he's spinning in his grave Doug Fuerst d...@bkassociates.net -- Original Message -- From: "Tom Marchant" <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 07-Apr-17 12:43:48 PM Subject: Re: 360 announce day On Fri, 7 A

Re: 360 announce day

2017-04-07 Thread Tom Marchant
On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 09:15:49 -0700, Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote: >360 announce day >http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PR360.html "IBM Board Chairman Thomas J. Watson Jr. called the event the most important product announcement in the company's history." -- Tom