Re: IBM Linux Ad during Super Bowl

I think his point is the only thing they use Linux for is a desktop/console
application that requires those ports.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingvaldson, Scott" <SIngvaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: IBM Linux Ad during Super Bowl


> The idea here is that Linux complements OS/400, it's not replacing it as
the
> base O/S.  These are not desktops, they are WebSphere servers using DB2
> Connect to get iSeries and M/F data.
>
> Do file and print servers really need COM1 and LPT1?  We use X-Win 32 for
> graphical access and PuTTY for character based access.  Our current Linux
> servers on the M/F rarely need admin intervention, they just sit there and
> run (with no consoles to slow them down....)
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Ingvaldson
> AS/400 System Administrator
> GuideOne Insurance Group
>
> -----Original Message-----
> date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 10:42:19 -0500
> from: "Buck" <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: IBM Linux Ad during Super Bowl
>
> Just as soon as iSeries hardware has a PC keyboard, COM1: (must support
> digiboards), LPT1: and an XGA display card, we'll be ready to run Linux on
> iSeries.
>   --buck