Howard,
There was a discussion about running the z/VM 5.3 Evaluation Edition on
Hercules a few months back. I don’t think a definitive conclusion was reached.
Here’s the relevant paragraph from the license agreement:
Usage Restrictions
z/VM Version 5 Release 3 Evaluation Edition operates on the IBM System z10
Enterprise Class (z10 EC) and IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC). The
Program requires hardware that implements the IBM 64-bit z/Architecture in
order to execute properly and therefore You are not authorized to install or
use this Program on any machine that does not properly implement 64-bit
z/Architecture. For information about specific z/VM machine requirements and
programming requirements, see the z/VM: General Information manual, GC24-6095
Dennis
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf
Of Howard Rifkind
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 06:32
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: [IBMVM] Hercules; more information please.
Greetings all,
I’ve just read through the posts on Hercules.
I’ve heard about it but don’t know much about this software.
Does it run on a PC in Windows, Linux…what?
Is Hercules a shell for z/VM and/or z/OS and if so where does one get legal
copies of both?
Being that I’m still on the beach I’d like to know where I can find out more
about Hercules and install it on my home PC.
Being out since the end of March … thanks to lay offs at the bank I worked for
isn’t much fun and a mind is terrible thing to loose.
If I had something at home to fool around with, that would be great and perhaps
keep some of my skill warm.
Thanks
