[rescue] Re: [geeks] THIS. MAKES. ME. SICK.

[Joshua D. Boyd]

Aren't the zSeries machines even more tightly controlled that the Crays?
I heard one place (old Byte maybe) that you can't buy an IBM mainframe,
you can only rent them.  I've also heard that every IBM mainframe
installed has a dedicated phone line connected back to the nearest IBM
center.

Anyway, that's what I've heard.  Can't really confirm it though.  One of
those puppies would be kinda fun to have.  

--
Joshua Boyd

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:

> On June 13, Jonathan Katz wrote:
> > Most companies are "hooked" on IBM because they don't know there is
> > better stuff out-there. It's much easier for a vendor to continue
> > sales to a customer after they're "locked in" to a particular
> > vendor-- both technically [ locked into architecture ] and logistically
> > [ proving to suits this new computer from Sun/whomever is better. ]
> 
>   Six months ago I'd have agreed with this wholeheartedly...but Jon I
> have to say that I've been studying every scrap of info I can find
> about the S/390 machines, and I have to say, I am VERY impressed.
> 
>   I must obtain one.  I must learn everything there is to know about
> these machines.
> 
>          -Dave McGuire
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