On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:36:42 -0500, John McKown wrote: >I'm a bit curious. If I understand what is being done, it is similar to a >Java JVM. The z/VOS reads and interprets the x86 arch instructions, with >some JIT on the side. However, other companies, such as AMD, need cross >licensing to create chips which run x86.
Do they? >That "cross licensing" is part of >IBM's complaint against PSI. PSI was not licensed to create a zArchitecture >emulator. I thought that the problem with PSI (and Hercules, for that matter) was not about the emulation of the hardware, but the licensing of z/OS. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
