You can run z/PDT on a Linux VM in a free or cheap hypervisor (Like vmware fusion or virtualbox) on a small Mac or PC giving it only 1 CP and ~3G ram if you're the only one on it. Don't need to pay for SUSE or CENTos (both are supported and free).
It works pretty well in this config if all you're doing is development. Java requires a little more horsepower but is still doable with cheap commodity hardware. Chad > On Oct 5, 2016, at 07:06, Steve <st...@stevebeaver.com> wrote: > > > I did some looking sometime ago. You still need a desktop, with a large > 64-bit processor. Since I looked last there is a new chip that is the $1,000 > range plus the other gear there for you are looking at a box for about > $2,400. Then add SuSe 64 Enterprise Linux > > The someone would have to bring up zVM and then instantiate 16 zOS guests. > One that is done, place the box in a co-lo facility and that could be a > subscriber service at about $800 per year or so > > > Steve Beaver > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain information that > is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected from disclosure to > anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this > electronic email or its contents (including any attachments) by persons other > than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply email so that we > may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message > (including any attachments) in its entirety. Thank you > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Ed Jaffe" <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 4:38pm > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Why not an IBM personal use z/OS license? (Was "Installation > Improvements (was ...") > > > >> On 10/4/2016 12:09 PM, Charles Mills wrote: >> That said, why is IBM so antagonistic to z/OS running on non-Z hardware? > > https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/pw_com_zpdt > > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
