Re: LIC

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@xxxxxxx>]

> >saying "Now converting from 48 bit to 64 bit"
> >Have you ever seen that ability on ANY other platform?
> >
> NOW John,
> Microsoft migrates & converts from one level to another.

  They DO??  Sure you can RUN Some 16 bit stuff on Windoze9x but convert it???
Not a chance.  The code in a WIntel App talks directly to the hardware in most
cases (CPU anyway) so there is no way for them to convert it!  The apps are all
designed for the hardware of the day.  16 bit apps were written for 16 bit
processors. Move them to 32Bit hardware and they just run in 'emulation' mode
with virtually no benefit (besides incresed MHZ) of the new hardware.  It
requires complete redesign of most apps to utilize the bigger registers.

  Contrast to AS/OS/400 where the software doesn't touch the hardware, it speaks
only to LIC.  COMPLETELY Change out the hardware (such as CISC to RISC) and the
software doesn't even get to know!  The program is transmogrified to use the new
hardware by the LIC. (hence the message above).  The software has always thought
that it was using huge registers and memory sizes (128 bit I think), the LIC has
been lying to it and running it on 48bit hardware!

 - Larry
-- 
Larry Bolhuis         |         What if it's True?
Arbor Solutions, Inc  |
(616) 451-2500        |  
(616) 451-2571 -fax   | 
lbolhui@ibm.net       |
+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---