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Far be it from me to point out the obvious, but neither Unix nor Linux are platforms. As near as I can tell BOTH will run on an iSeries system starting at around 25-30K while concurrently running OS/400, Windows and CICS with power reaching deep in to the lowest end of the /390 platform. I've also seen OS/400 running on a desktop sized system. No wrist-watches, yet, but then again, I've never witnessed a live iSeries TV ad either. But, I must also add, I wouldn't drop my wristwatch off a 10 story building and expect it to be running again in less than an hour (without replacing the whole watch), and I have done that with an AS/400. As far as a "Platform", meaning hardware, there is NOTHING that compares, or is even in the same ball park. John Brandt iStudio400.com (903) 523-0708 Home of iS/ODBC - MSSQL access from iSeries and RPG. -----Original Message----- From: James Rich [mailto:james@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:43 PM To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Subject: RE: Scalability On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Joe Pluta wrote: > Since I'm the one who said this, Murali, I think it needs some > explaining. The iSeries is definitely the most scalable midrange > platform available (someone can correct me if I'm wrong). It's > certainly more scalable than any Unix platform, which is the context in > which I made the statement. > > Also, while the S/390 may be able to handle a larger workload, the > iSeries can start at a much lower end than the 390 (again, anybody feel > free to correct me). If what you want is a box that can work with a > small business and then scale up to a Fortune 100 company, nothing > compares to the iSeries. As you point out, scalability is about more than the biggest size to which a machine can grow. It is also about the smallest size. In which case the iSeries is a big loser. Consider: linux runs some of the world's largest computers (it has several entries in the top 500 list) down to running on a wrist watch (made by IBM no less). So while GNU is not unix, many people consider GNU/Linux to be basically the same. So it is probably accurate to say that unix is far, far more scalable than the iSeries. side note: afaik the iSeries is not on the top 500 list at all. So it loses on the big end as well. Even if you leave clusters out, unix still stomps all over the iSeries. It definately beats on the big end and since most *nixes also run on PC size computers, at least matches it on the low end. James Rich It's not the software that's free; it's you. - billyskank on Groklaw -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.849 / Virus Database: 577 - Release Date: 1/27/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05
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