As I recall, the 'z' in System z and znn hardware is from 'z'ero downtime. Mike Walter
(Sent from the wee keyboard of a Blackberry.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael MacIsaac" [mike...@us.ibm.com] Sent: 08/24/2010 08:19 AM AST To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z196 = z10? > My problem is that after 'Z' then what? Nothing - I vaguely recall this going back about 10 years: 'P' was for Power systems, 'X' was for Intel x86 architecture and 'Z' was for something to the effect of 'the ultimate system in reliability such that nothing can come after it'. Jim, can you clarify? And it's too bad the marketing guys didn't talk to the Linux development guys, because 's390z' would have been a much better architecture value than 's390x' :(( "Mike MacIsaac" <mike...@us.ibm.com> (845) 433-7061 The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
