I too don't care how long it takes to load. Can it run on a z800? I would very much like to do a POC with z/VM and z/Linux. If it can run on z machines other than the z10, why not just let us know the caveats? The slow initial DVD load can take a week and I would still be interested.
Linda Mooney -------------- Original message -------------- From: Edward Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > David J. Chase wrote: > > Indeed it is a technical limitation. The DVD-RAM loads from the DVD > > drive in the HMC and the z10 interface to the DVD is much, much faster > > than the interface in the older hardware. My understanding is that the > > DVD should load in some number of minutes on a z10 as opposed to some > > number of hours on an older machine. It would not be in anyone's best > > interests if we billed this as being supported on anything other than > > a z10. > > > > I don't mind waiting hours for the DVD to load. It can run all night for > all I care. It only has to be loaded once. Right? > > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 > Los Angeles, CA 90045 > 310-338-0400 x318 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
