Context plus "smiley" suggest he meant there is no "BitCoin" machine.
-jc- > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 1:13 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z13 unanswered question. > > There never is when to "big" one is announced. Are you implying knowledge > that there won't be a future > BC z13? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Martin Packer > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 9:32 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: z13 unanswered question. > > > > There is no "BC" machine... :-) > > > > > > > > Cheers, Martin > > > > > > > > Martin Packer, > > > > zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator, > > > > Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM > > > > > > > > +44-7802-245-584 > > > > > > > > email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com > > > > > > > > Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker > > > > Blog: > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=https://www.ibm.com/develop > > er works/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker&k=EWEYHnIvm0nsSxnW5y9VI > > w%3D%3D%0A&r=j6Xa1Y0fbuP2mfgCQ5Zxhg%3D%3D%0A&m=sQpow6UtFUti > > KN7vBhJaJANh5gPiAYgyswhggfW4bRg%3D%0A&s=f16263b57387909d061a47 > > 05a05c4311a9756236cf18675dc9feaf29662fe366 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> > > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > > Date: 15/01/2015 16:40 > > > > Subject: z13 unanswered question. > > > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have really enjoyed reading about the z13 and some of the new nifties. > > > > And, of course, eventually IBM will give out some harder performance > > > > number. But I'll bet there is one geek question which will not be > > > > answered. > > > > > > > > How fast could a fully enabled machine mint bitcoins or other > > > > cryptocurrency? How much power would such a machine use while doing so? > > > > "Inquiring minds want to know!" > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > While a transcendent vocabulary is laudable, one must be eternally > > careful > > > > so that the calculated objective of communication does not become > > > > ensconced > > > > in obscurity. In other words, eschew obfuscation. > > > > > > > > 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 > > > > > > > > Maranatha! <>< > > > > John McKown > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unless stated otherwise above: > > > > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with > > number > > > > 741598. > > > > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 > > 3AU > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu > with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ********************************************************************** Information contained in this e-mail message and in any attachments thereto is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems, notify the sender immediately, and refrain from using or disclosing all or any part of its content to any other person. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
