Re: Mutlti-Platform AS/400

Guy, 

Isn't this what Project Monterey was all about?  Also, Uh, we've know for
a long time that you're shortly going to buy A BOX, then snag a o/s, slap
them together and 20 hail Mary's later you IPL....:)



On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Murphy, Guy wrote:

>       We got the following fax from Levi, Ray & Shuop Inc.  an IBM
> business partner and the people who sold us our AS/400s.  It's quite
> stunning and I'll present the fax in its entirety.  Has anyone else received
> similar information?  I've looked on the IBM Announcement web site and found
> nothing like this.  I did find http://www.ibm.com/servers/news/linux.phtml
> and it does mention that IBM is going to make the AS/400 Linux friendly.
> 
> 
> DATE:         January 25, 2000
> FROM  :       John Schnell
> COMPANY:      Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
> 
> SUBJECT:      IBM AS/400 to Offer Operating System Choices
> 
> IBM announced on Tuesday that it will offer additional operating system
> choices on the IBM AS/400, part of a new strategy to allow IBM's business
> computers to run multiple types of operating software.
> 
> It's an idea whose time has come.  The AS/400 uses only IBM PowerPC
> processors.  That will allow IBM to easily port IBM AIX, IBM Unix operating
> system, to the AS/400.
> 
> That's just the first step.  IBM also plans to allow Windows/NT and Linux to
> run natively on the AS/400.  IBM has developed technologies to plug-in Intel
> chips, so that the AS/00 can run the fastest growing platforms, like NT and
> Unix.  In time, IBM plans to have AS/400's running Linux.
> 
> Big Blue's brawny AS/400 computers are the company's stalwarts, with a large
> following of corporate customers who love the servers for their reliable
> performance.  The AS/400's run complex business software, such as financial
> programs and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, used to manage
> finances and control business operations.
> 
> IBM had continued to augment the functional capabilities of AS/400's over
> the years.  Linux will be a high-profile add-on.  A more robust version of
> Linux for AS/400 will allow Linux to run large business computers more
> reliably.  All IBM enhancements to Linux will be made available to the
> worldwide Linux community.
> 
> The AS/400 becomes the first IBM computer to work with three different
> operating systems(OS/400,Windows/NT, and AIX), with plans for a fourth
> (Linux).  The multi-operating system capacity will extend the life of the
> AS/400, and give Linux its biggest endorsement to date.
> 
> IBM sees Linux as one key to driving application development for its
> specialized and single-purpose servers.  But while IBM is tapping Linux's
> devoted, worldwide developer community, it is clear that no single
> technology architecture solves all of a business's problems.  IBM sees an
> enormous opportunity to help companies integrate disparate systems, and plan
> for the explosive growth of the Internet.
> 
> Enter the multi-platform AS/400
> 
> Sincerely
> 
> John Schnell
> Senior Marketing Representative
> 
> 
> 
> Guy Murphy - FACTS system
> University of Illinois
> 217-333-8670
> 
> 
> 

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