> There is also the STIDP hardware instruction. It requires authorization as > it is a privileged instruction.
Better check the current POPs. STIDP was changed to allow it to report X'00' as the model on current processors because of upgrade/downgrade on demand and many processors now do. STSI will report the model and the data is available to unauthorized applications. Greg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html