Re: Proposed Assembler Commands
- From: keith <krw@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 14:09:34 -0400
On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:22:39 -0400, Mike Monett wrote:
> keith wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:54:34 -0400, Mike Monett wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> > Yes, but there's not many people left who have seen a 360 or know what it
>> > is:)
>>
>> Oh, really? Have you looked at your bank? Ok, so IBM changed the
>> name from s/360 to zSeries, but it's still making quite a good
>> chunk-o-change.
>
> The s/360 dates from 1964, and I doubt any of the original systems are
> still running. You couldn't even afford the electricity they need
> nowadays:)
That doesn't change the fact that S/370 still lives in the soul of the
z/Series. ;-)
<snip IBM Marketing drivel ;-)>
> In 1990, the ES/9000 models came out with fiber-optical I/O channels
> (ESCON), and IBM began using the name System/390.
Yes, in the later 90's they became the "z/Series". The 360 architecture
still lives in there somewhere. ;-)
--
Keith
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