From: David L. Craig on
The latest iteration of IBM mainframe architecture has finally been
announced. This box includes x86 and POWER blades inside the frame
with special interconnection infrastructure. For more info visit:

http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS110-170&open&cm_mmc=5733-_-n-_-vrm_newsletter-_-10207_134134&cmibm_em=dm:0:12046832
From: Anne & Lynn Wheeler on

"David L. Craig" <dlc.usa(a)gmail.com> writes:
> The latest iteration of IBM mainframe architecture has finally been
> announced. This box includes x86 and POWER blades inside the frame
> with special interconnection infrastructure. For more info visit:

i had done a design for something similar in '85 using blue iliad (1st
32bit 801, never did finish, was really big and ran hot) and roman 370
chipset (no x86 at the time) ... long winded old post
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2004m.html#17 mainframe and microprocessor

old email mentioning roman
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007c.html#email850712

past posts mentioning 801, risc, iliad, romp, rios, etc
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#801

--
virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970
From: Mike Hore on
On 23/07/10 12:51 AM, David L. Craig wrote:
> The latest iteration of IBM mainframe architecture has finally been
> announced. This box includes x86 and POWER blades inside the frame
> with special interconnection infrastructure. For more info visit:
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS110-170&open&cm_mmc=5733-_-n-_-vrm_newsletter-_-10207_134134&cmibm_em=dm:0:12046832

An IBM zSystem with Intel inside -- the mind boggles...

Cheers, Mike.

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