On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:44:10 +0100, R.S. <r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl> wrote:
>BTW: >What about LPARs? 3090 was first generation with PR/SM facility. CEC could be PORed in PR/SM mode or 370 mode. >How HMC looked like? Was it PC-DOS-based? 4331/4341 had a dedicated 3278 with extra buttons and LED's on keyboard, could also be used as operating system console. 3083/3081 had dedicated 3270s one mounted inside 3082 processor controller. 3090 had dedicated 3180 displays for system control. 9672 had first linux based HMC. >What about I/O cards? were they similar to cards available in 9672? 4331 had integrated disk and communication adapters built in, no 3274, 3705, 3880 controllers required. Later machines just had parallel channels just sort of built in, not really on cards. 3090 was first with ESCON >What OSA options were available? First on 9672, I think was basically a 3172 built into frame. >What about cryptoHW? nope Dana ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
