Did you ever hear of FLEX-ES? They provided a 64-bit machine that IBM would not let them license to production installations. They could license it to developers until IBM decided to not license the patents to them, so even the developers were cut off.
Chuck Arney illustro Systems International, LLC http://www.illustro.com Internet-enable your applications with z/Ware V2 Voice: 214-800-8900 X#5562 -- This e-mail is private and may be confidential and is for the intended recipient only. If misdirected, please notify us by telephone and confirm that it has been deleted from your system and any copies destroyed. If you are not the intended recipient you are strictly prohibited from using, printing, copying, distributing or disseminating this e-mail or any information contained in it. We use reasonable measures to virus scan all E-mails leaving illustro but no warranty is given that this E-mail and any attachments are virus free. You should ensure you have adequate measures in place for your own virus checking. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:58 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Justice Department probing allegations of abuse by IBM in > mainframe computer market > > IIRC, none of IBM's competitors in the mainframe market offer a 64-bit > machine. What's unfair about providing something your competitors don't?? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
