Re: i5/OS on other hardware?

I'd like to add to what I believe Paul is saying here.
It isn't just that one system requires add-on services and the other doesn't. There is also a comfort factor in knowing that the i5/OS is end-to-end, no gaps, no significant nor conflicting overlaps, and a consistent look & feel that retains a family feel over decades of changes and improvements.

Also, I believe one other trait that is greatly overlooked and trivialized, but is, to my mind, extremely important. With the i5/OS one can segment tasks and responsibilities so that ordinary staff can easily learn and perform various system tasks. There is no real need for the term "super user" in the i5/OS World. As an example, a regular office person can be chosen to be a security officer and within a day be doing the job easily and well. Is that the case with any other system out there?

Paul Nelson wrote:

Once again, the difference is in the amount of add-on services required by
the p. The i is pretty much ready to roll when it comes out of the box. The
difference is the OVERHEAD required to maintain a p.

Paul Nelson
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Subject: Re: i5/OS on other hardware?

On 7/18/07, Paul Nelson <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<rant on>
Steve, read our lips. The two systems are made on the same assembly line.
There are few differences from a hardware standpoint. Go to Rochester.

Learn

more.
<rant off>

the difference is the price. the p5 is marketpriced, the i5 is
overpriced. since a 5 user entry i515 sells for $8000, that means the
hardware is $6750 and i5/OS is $1250. For that $6750 you can get a
dual core p5 compared to the single core i5.

anyway, important news that the power6 is coming to the i5 2 quarters
sooner than expected. Sales did not drop off the table and at least
someone in IBM is trying to improved the system.

-Steve