IMHO "back again" is not correct.
We have tenth generation of BC aka T02 aka A02 aka 800 machine
(z800-z890...z15T02-z16A02). Before z we had MP 3000. Before that we
had MP 2000. But before that we had ES/9000 9221 and before that we had
"S370 compatible" 9370. That's over 30 years of small machines
existence. Not to mention model 20 of S/360 :-)
Of course every new generation is somehow better than old one. A big
change was with z800, which was "full featured small size" machine - you
could have everything as in z900, but not so much. That include OSA,
sysplex links, crypto HW, FICON, etc.
My €0.02
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
W dniu 04.04.2023 o 22:23, Enzo D'Amato pisze:
I think that it's very good that we now have something like the multiprise 3000 back
again. I think having smaller systems available for the "mainframe curious"
will help a lot in getting new companies on the platform.
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