RE: Built in console (was Re: Cheaper Servers?)

I usually stay out of these threads, but just for your information the
middleware to enable a mainframe system to run on a laptop or other PC
server platform is called Flex/es. It was not developed by IBM. The name of
the developing company is Fundamental Software, I think that name is
correct.

Scotty


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Scotty Muir
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Triangle Suspension Systems
DuBois, PA.
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From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of jpcarr@tredegar.com
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:58 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Built in console (was Re: Cheaper Servers?)



>From: James Rich <james@eaerich.com>
>> Note also that there are no portable Crays or S/390s.

>I thought a portable S/390 was mentioned in this very thread, no?
> Leif


Yes, I was taken by it too.
Here's the post (attached below).

BTW, the PC/400 thing was shot down by IBM cause the feasiblity study said
there wasn't enough money in it to be made. (you know one of those "What's
the business case , ROI)

So if you want to sell it to IBM,  I would suggest you push it as a PR
Expense NOT a Renenue Generator.  Hearts and Souls and that type of thing.

Also I would STRONGLY put the below post in their face, and say

"Ya did it for the MAINFRAME people,  Whataboutus??? "


John

----------------------------

Perhaps you are not dreaming. A Laptop running OS/390 (or VM, or VSE, your
preference) is available to
developers for $14K or less. A similar product for the AS/400 could be even
less I suspect.

By the way, that is *with* the O/S and a bunch of compilers, CICS, and all
sorts of  other goodies.

-Paul
"Paul Raulerson" <praulerson@hot.rr.com>

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