Re: NATIVE AIX RUMORED FOR ISERIES LPAR

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it is the OS and the hardware.

>From IBM's standpoint.  Would you want to make a computer that can be
marketed to one OS community or would you want to make a computer that can
be marketed to three OS communities?

Who cares what other people run on the iSeries hardware as long as it runs
what YOU want it to.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerome Draper" <jdraper@trilosoft.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: NATIVE AIX RUMORED FOR ISERIES LPAR


> What is it with the iSeries that attracts users?  Is it the box or is it
the
> OS?  I always thought it was the rich set of tools in the OS and, number
> one, the relational database.  If you move to AIX then aren't you moving
to
> more of a piecemeal system?   Would this actually be better than the
> integrated OS on the iSeries?
>
> Jerry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dare @ Work <oludare@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 5:35 AM
> Subject: NATIVE AIX RUMORED FOR ISERIES LPAR
>
>
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > IBM is expected to roll out by July full support for the AIX
> > operating system -- running within logical partitions on iSeries
> > servers -- coinciding with the release of OS/400 V5R2. The support
> > of AIX partitions on the iSeries platform will make the machine
> > more attractive to customers and potentially to software vendors,
> > too. Support for native AIX is seen by some as further evidence
> > that IBM will eventually merge the iSeries and pSeries server
> > lines.
> >
> > For the full story, click:
> > http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh030402-story02.html
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