Is using System z MIPS for "office" applications a good use? I'm not sure one way or the other. Could the cost of running office applications on System z be cheaper than running them on a PC? When more types of applications run on System z, IBM could sell to more customers. IBM would need to make more z Systems. Higher manufacturing volumes could reduce cost per system.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Mark Post > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:44 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Excel replacement for linux on z > > >>> On 3/13/2013 at 03:37 PM, "Herczeg, Zoltan" > <zol...@krasdalefoods.com> wrote: > > Our operators run many excel vb macros for production on a windows pc. I > > wanted to move this workload to a virtual linux machine on our ifl. Does > > anyone have any suggestions for an excel replacement that will run on a > linux > > virtual machine under z/vm? > > LibreOffice should be able to do that. I don't think it's a very good use of > System z MIPS, however. > > > Mark Post > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX- > 390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
