The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well.
re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010j.html#81 Percentage of code executed that is user written for slightly different slant on the subject ... in the early 70s ... Amdahl gave a talk at MIT in large auditorium on subject of forming his own clone processor company. one of the questions from student in the audience was what was the pitch/spin he used to get venture capital & funding for his corporation. his reply was something about customers had already spent billions in 360 software development ... that even if IBM was to completely walk away from 360/370 ... that software base would be enough to keep him in business through the end of the century. the reference to possibility of IBM completely walking away from 360/370 ... might be considered a veiled reference to future system effort ... which was planning on doing just that. misc. past posts mentioning future system http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#futuresys this has some reference to the future system period letting 370 software & hardware product pipeline go dry: http://www.jfsowa.com/computer/memo125.htm and this fergus & morris book reference http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2001f.html#33 IBM's "VM for the PC" c.1984?? makes mention that letting the 370 product pipeline go dry, in large part contributed to letting clone processor vendors gain market foothold. -- 42yrs virtualization experience (since Jan68), online at home since Mar1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
