> > but howabout running z/VM in a Hercules that was itself running under > > Linux in a virtual machine that was being delivered using the same z/VM > as > > was running, "down there" - and is, of course, properly and fully > licensed. > > It's been done.
Not wisely, but too well... 8-) > > Not entirely academic - some of the devices that Hercules can emulate > are > > pretty hard to find nowadays and if one happened to have an application > > that depended on one of these devices ... > > Such as? 3330 or 3350s have been prime examples so far. Recovering a really ancient VM/SP3 system for legal purposes (real example).