[Info-vax] IT shops call on HP and Oracle to kiss and make up

[MG]

On 10-10-2011 23:45, Michael Kraemer wrote:
> The current lineup of Power Systems can run AIX, Linux (Red Hat),
> and "IBM i" (formerly OS/400) equally well. I'm not aware
> you'd need extra firmware (definitely not for AIX and Linux).

You would definitely need firmware, not extra but different, to run the
modern 'OS/400' (i5/OS, IBM i, or whatever they're going to be calling
it tomorrow).

"[System] i" doesn't appear to be as 'picky' as "p" (no pun intended).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think with "i" one can run both the
'OS/400' (and its successors/derivatives) *and* AIX, plus the rest.


> At least in the past, however, "i" often was the step child
> as far as support of some hardware features was concerned.
> And, btw, "i" qualifies more as a midrange than a mainframe system.

Do you mean "[System] z"?

  - MG