Timothy Sipples wrote:
Other systems that most people consider mainframes (and that you can buy)
include:
Worldwide market:
Unisys ClearPath MCP systems (formerly Burroughs)
Unisys ClearPath OS 2200 systems (formerly UNIVAC/Remington/Sperry)
Mostly domestic Japanese market:
Fujitsu MSP systems (similar to IBM's MVS)
Fujitsu XSP systems (similar to IBM's MVS and VSE)
Hitachi VOS systems (similar to IBM's MVS)
NEC ACOS systems (similar to GE/Honeywell/Groupe Bull systems)
Mostly European markets:
Groupe Bull DPS/NovaScale (GCOS) systems (formerly GE/Honeywell)
Fujitsu-Siemens BS2000/OSD systems (formerly RCA)
Some people also consider these systems to be "mainframes":
Worldwide market:
HP OpenVMS systems (formerly DEC/Compaq)
HP NonStop systems (formerly Tandem)
Stratus VOS systems
Mostly European markets:
Fujitsu-ICL VME systems:
I may have missed some. This list certainly does not include all the
systems that compete against IBM mainframes.
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Timothy Sipples
IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect
Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have heard people who consider their AS/400 machines
to be mainframes. [Or whatever it is that the AS/400
morphed into.]
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