[Info-vax] VMS and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Chris xxx.syseng.yyy at gfsys.co.uk
Mon Sep 12 14:13:26 EDT 2016


On 09/12/16 14:32, Kerry Main wrote:
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> In addition, most mainframe types will not likely jump on any OS platform running on X86-64.
> Should Power9 be successful, then that platform would be viewed more favorably as a mainframe alternative.
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Why is that ?. Ignoring other factors, any non X86 architecture
is inherently more secure that X86, in term of binary virus and
malware susceptibility. Most of the world's malware depends on X86
architecture to run at all...

Chris





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