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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 > > > +--- | 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 +---
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