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Brad Stone wrote:
Actually, porting OS400 to other platforms would be the
best move that IBM would make, as long as they didn't
charge 20k for a license (maybe 500 bucks or so at the
most).
Even porting to mac would be great (and a reason for me to
buy one). I believe the mac and as/400's hardware
(processor) are similar.
It shouldn't be difficult to understand why that ain't gonna happen
anytime soon. For one reason, OS/400 is simply tied too much to a
specific hardware platform. Sure, the processor used in current
Mac's is similar to the AS/400's CPU, but AFAIK, it's not quite the
same.
The big issue, of course, is the single level store. Some say that
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, in case you
haven't noticed, ever since CPF was released 25 years ago, not a lot
of other computer manufacturers have been flattering IBM. Single
level store is still very much an oddity in the realm of computer
architectures, and probably the biggest bottleneck in any attempt to
port OS/400 to any other platform.
Cheers! Hans
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