And please don't tell me you'd want Db2, IMS, CICS, MQ, Websphere Application Server to have been 32-bit.
Many other things want scalability beyond 4GB (minus "common"). Plus, how would you map Shared or Common/System 64-Bit objects into such an address space? Martin Packer zChampion, Systems Investigator & Performance Troubleshooter, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker Podcast Series (With Marna Walle): https://developer.ibm.com/tv/mpt/ or https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mainframe-performance-topics/id1127943573?mt=2 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_65HaYgksbF6Q8SQ4oOvA From: Joe Monk <joemon...@gmail.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 04/04/2019 13:40 Subject: Re: AMODE 32 Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> " I don't agree that all new applications should be 64 bit. That is overkill. 32-bit/4 GiB should be enough for almost all commercial applications." "According to the analyst deck <https://www.ibm.com/investor/att/pdf/IBM-2Q18-Earnings-Charts.pdf> circulated with the latest set of quarterly financials, the IBM Z mainframe business, listed under its ‘systems segment’ has doubled year-on-year, pulling in a tidy US$2.2 billion ($2.96 billion) Overall revenue rose nearly 4 percent to US$20 billion ($26.9 billion), beating analysts’ average estimate of $19.85 billion ($26.7 billion), according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S." https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.itnews.com.au_news_mainframe-2Dsales-2Ddouble-2Din-2Dlatest-2Dibm-2Dprofit-2D498679&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=pgxF-yzofWwOBNCorbSZ62a_LiKMJSrCnFacr93Bx6A&s=HG7JrzodsErEBgjKrvClvXYYI0qF0c1f_5S4P8wCIko&e= Joe On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 7:20 AM Paul Edwards <mutazi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 13:55:30 +0300, Binyamin Dissen < > bdis...@dissensoftware.com> wrote: > > >What problem would this solve? > > It would set the long-term model for the > mainframe, instead of being stuck with > 24/31-bit software for eternity. > > >This would be of zero use for existing applications, > > I don't agree. Existing applications can be > modified to be 32-bit clean and have maximum > possible address space as per 32-bit. > > > and new applications should simply use 64 bit. > > I don't agree that all new applications should > be 64 bit. That is overkill. 32-bit/4 GiB should > be enough for almost all commercial applications. > > BFN. Paul. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 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
