On 30/10/2018 14:49, mark wrote:> I wouldn't expect a system 1, if that's the current nameAS/400 -> eServer iSeries -> System i -> Power Systems RS/6000 -> eServer pSeries -> System p -> Power Systems So the current 'Power Systems' range combines what was AS/400 with what was RS/6000. They all use Power CPUs now and run Linux, IBM i, or AIX. "IBM i" is, of course the operating system previously known as OS/400 and then i5/OS. Simple, eh. ;-) -- Mark Rousell
Mark Rousell wrote:> On 30/10/2018 14:49, mark wrote: > > >> I wouldn't expect a system 1, if that's the current name >> > > AS/400 -> eServer iSeries -> System i -> Power Systems > RS/6000 -> eServer pSeries -> System p -> Power Systems > > > So the current 'Power Systems' range combines what was AS/400 with what > was RS/6000. They all use Power CPUs now and run Linux, IBM i, or AIX. > > "IBM i" is, of course the operating system previously known as OS/400 > and then i5/OS. > > Simple, eh. ;-) >Thanks. <g> Just goes to reiterate what I said the other day: Linux was IBM's silver bullet on a free platter. I mean, *how* many operatings systems do you want to support...? mark
On 30/10/2018 16:40, mark wrote:> Linux was IBM's silver > bullet on a free platter. I mean, *how* many operatings systems do you > want to support...?Yup, it must cost them a pretty penny to maintain all those proprietary operating systems (especially when you include their mainframe ones). I suspect that Linux will eventually replace i and AIX -- eventually. But I bet there are some significant clients who are still willing to pay money to keep them going. -- Mark Rousell