Z/VOS is a CMS application. The glass-side user will only see Windows via RDC and know nothing of or about CMS or VM.
Gary On 7/22/08 8:30 PM, "dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good luck, Gary. I do hope your organization can pull this > off. VM-ers need more employment possibilities....:-) > > I gather from some of your previous posts to this list that > your Windows support software, z/VOS, is in fact a > sophisticated CMS-based application, that is a user would > log onto a CMS user id to start his Windows system....is my > understanding correct? > > Thanks and have a good one. > > DJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary M. Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Nice idea in blog: Should we toss x86 > architecture > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:02:33 -0500 > >> This was our post to the zd net blog. >> >> >> "Maybe we already have. >> >> In Q1 2009 Mantissa will deliver a system that permits >> unaltered Windows operating systems to run under z/VM. >> Using a desktop appliance running RDC, users will be able >> to connect to their virtual Windows images running in the >> VM environment. Goodbye desktop hardware, remote >> maintenance, high power consumption, machine order lead >> time. >> >> z/VOS began with the observation that most Windows >> workstations do practically nothing 95% of the time and we >> were so intrigued with the idea of being able to actually >> run an intel-based operating system under IBM VM that we >> never looked back. VM provided a natural platform for >> development of this product. >> >> The product has been a bear for the development group but >> the thought of being able to run 3000 copies of Windows on >> one System z so fascinated the team that we needed very >> little additional incentive. >> >> Let's hope IBM can ramp up System z production." >> >> >> Why wait until 2016? >> --. .- .-. -.-- >> >> Gary Dennis >> Mantissa Corporation >> >> On 7/22/08 11:14 AM, "Bob Heerdink" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9183 >>> >>> "Should we toss x86 architecture and wipe the slate with >>> something greene r >>> and more scalable?" >>> >>> "Windows Server 2016 128-bit edition running virtualized >>> on z/VM in a gre en >>> datacenter, accessed via my house from a thin client >>> over high-speed fibe r >>> optic connection. I can see it now." >>> >>> Hope this happens sooner than predicted, >>> Bob >>> >
