Re: POWER6 now or later?

Hmmm, this reminds me of the 5394 (aka PC/36). We actually had one where I worked in the mid-80's and sold one or two (we were a VAR). I don't recall all of the details, but it was intended for the real small organizations. I think it maxed out at 6 or 7 devices. It was actually based upon a 286 PC, I think.


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Joe Pluta wrote:

From: Booth Martin

Help me a bit here, Joe. I am trying to visualize how I would use a
desktop System i. I have this hilarious mental image of twin-ax
spreading through the plant, all from my desk. So how would I use it?

One of the big complaints I hear is that nobody can afford a System i to
work on. With low-end machines under $10K now, I suspect a desktop would be
closer to the $5K range making it available to just about anybody serious
about wanting to learn the machine.
I'm not a big rack guy myself, so I wouldn't mind a desktop or mini-tower
version of a System i in my own setup; my two System i servers take up a lot
of room (and power and heat) in my network. I think a smaller form factor
System i would also be a great fit in distributed environments. I could see
a System i in a Point of Sale configuration, for example: one per local
store, with a self-contained retail store application that tied via WAN to a
central location.
Joe