IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by zmonkeyz » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 3:06 AM UTC

IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe
www-03.ibm.com

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 3:59 AM UTC

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Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by lancewiggs » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:16 AM UTC

It's fascinating to see the rhetoric focussing on mobile transactions being the main driver of demand. While it's certainly huge, there are still a lot of other uses.

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by _RPM » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:19 AM UTC

literally every device used by consumers today can be traced back to IBM.

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by jacquesm » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:20 AM UTC

That's a fairly content free release as these come. Nothing about the actual architecture, clearly aimed at managers rather than techies, IBM does enterprise sales very well. But of course I'm more interested in the nitty gritty details (though I'll likely never be in a position to pull the trigger on a purchase like this). Funny how Linux is mentioned in the press release, and other platforms don't even rate a mention.

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Post by jacquesm » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:21 AM UTC

_RPM wrote: post #4

literally every device used by consumers today can be traced back to IBM.

How so? How does an ARM powered smartphone or tablet trace back to IBM?

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by spydum » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:25 AM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #5

That's a fairly content free release as these come. Nothing about the actual architecture, clearly aimed at managers rather than techies, IBM does enterprise sales very well. But of course I'm more interested in the nitty gritty details (though I'll likely never be in a position to pull the trigger on a purchase like this). Funny how Linux is mentioned in the press release, and other platforms don't even rate a menti…

Very true.. Though I recall the power7 stuff being released years ago as a very tech heavy event, and yet it seemed to go down without much of an impact as well (though the aix guys I worked with were convinced it was game changing). I think people who are invested (culturally/mentally)in ibm will continue to buy ibm (and no doubt be successful). I just don't see them growing any new markets.

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by _RPM » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:25 AM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #6

_RPM wrote: post #4

literally every device used by consumers today can be traced back to IBM.

How so? How does an ARM powered smartphone or tablet trace back to IBM?

When you press the main button. BOOM! Interrupt! That is one example. They even had virtualization in the 80's on System / 370 long VMWare came out.

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by jacquesm » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:29 AM UTC

_RPM wrote: post #8

jacquesm wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How so? How does an ARM powered smartphone or tablet trace back to IBM?

When you press the main button. BOOM! Interrupt! That is one example. They even had virtualization in the 80's on System / 370 long VMWare came out.

http://virtualirfan.com/history-of-interrupts

So no on that one.

Visualiation? You mean virtualization. That was a given, Turing should be credited with that, after all the whole idea of a universal Turing machine is that it can emulate any other Turing machine (including another universal one).

Re: IBM Launches Z13 Mainframe

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 4:29 AM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #5

That's a fairly content free release as these come. Nothing about the actual architecture, clearly aimed at managers rather than techies, IBM does enterprise sales very well. But of course I'm more interested in the nitty gritty details (though I'll likely never be in a position to pull the trigger on a purchase like this). Funny how Linux is mentioned in the press release, and other platforms don't even rate a menti…

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