S/370 docs (was: Re: IBM big iron.)

From: Julius Sridhar <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Tue Jan 29 04:39:08 2002

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Dave McGuire wrote:

> > > Watch it - IBM still sells stuff like this, and might get angry.
> > > Remember, the S/370 architecture is still very much in use today.
> >
> > Really? These seem to be ancient, and seem to have been well taken care
> > of. I'll check them later and see what their dates were. I can't imagine
> > them still being in print :)
>
> Their current mainframe architecture is based on, and largely
> compatible with, the S/370 architecture. And there are a LOT of very
> old actual S/370s still in use.

It's cool. The prevailing attitude is, "Why upgrade? This works fine."

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Tue Jan 29 2002 - 04:39:08 GMT