Re: i5....continues...

i think the problem may be the instability of Microsoft
committing to a stable interface. The history of Client Access
on Windows desktops has had it's bumps.
jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Barber" <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: i5....continues...


> This remains the "golden bullet" for the I/E/400 machines.
>
> They can do it(already have in labs) but I suspect they have
> held back on this for some "other" reasons....
>
> If they can put Linux and Aix in a little partition, do
> you really think Windows(any version) is a real challenge ???
>
> This rumor of running Windows "native" has been around
> as long I can remember and frankly I don't know why IBM
> has resisted this for so long...
>
> But  ....just think how many desk tops would be replaced
> by one server in most shops...
>
> Can you imagine how much revenue IBM gets from selling
> PC's and the required support in the larger instalations ???
>
> Soooo, is Windows on a single server a good idea ????
>
> Pete Helgren wrote:
>
> > "and soon to be announced a 64 bit MS Windows
> > server version running "native" on a 9406 partition)"
> >
> > Is this just rumor or is there any documented substance to this?  All I
saw
> > in the webcast was xSeries integrated server technologies (read: Intel
> > inside i5 or cabled to i5).
> >
> > A true native Windows partition would be a "deal saver" for many of our
> > customers gravitating to .Net.  If we can do "both, and" on the i5,
running
> > Windows like we can Linux does in an LPAR, that would be perfect.
>
>
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