The term “i390” has been socialized outside of IBM. It is the name given by IBM to the micro-architecture underneath S/390 and z/Architecture. It is the entire set of functions, and their associated instructions, needed to run the machine.
Regards, Alan Altmark IBM > On Oct 14, 2019, at 8:05 AM, James Tison <jti...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > Now that I think about it, I don't think there was ever an i390 -- although > there was an i370, which died a long time ago (based on the very first port > of what was then not yet z/Architecture, s390 took its place when IBM > decided it'd participate in GNU tools development way back circa 2000/2001. > s390x (z/Architecture) was introduced almost immediately after s390 came on > board, and it seems to be the ID "with legs". In modern terms, i390 means > nothing (unless someone would care to revive it), s390 means XA, s390x > still means z/Architecture as it always has. > > You're right. The s390x tag isn't used much outside of GNU/Linux & BSD > circles. Too bad. I think it's a very convenient shorthand (not to mention > 10 characters' less typing to do), YMMV :-) > > Jim Tison > z/TPF Systems Programmer > IBM Services > > > > From: Rob van der Heij <rvdh...@gmail.com> > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 10/13/2019 11:50 > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Why Linux Developers Should Reconsider IBM > Mainframes - Linux.com > Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > > > But it’s true that those terms are not used outside Linux on System Z. Even > though zArchitecture isn’t an appealing name. And we don’t hear much about > i390 anymore 😋 > >> On Sun, 13 Oct 2019 at 15:41, Neale Ferguson <ne...@sinenomine.net> wrote: >> >> Yes and still is. If you execute the ubame command it will shows s390x. >> The arch-specific RPMs all have s390x in the filename. gcc defines > __s390__ >> and __s390x__ which cane be used to test if you're (a) on a Z box and (b) >> if it's 64 bit. >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Mike Shorkend <mike.shork...@gmail.com> >> Date: 10/13/19 09:30 (GMT-05:00) >> To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU >> Subject: [LINUX-390] Why Linux Developers Should Reconsider IBM > Mainframes >> - Linux.com >> >> Interesting article. >> Cross posted to IBM-MAIN and LINUX-390. >> I don't think that 64bit was ever called 390x, was it? >> >> >> >> >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linux.com_articles_why-2Dlinux-2Ddevelopers-2Dshould-2Dreconsider-2Dibm-2Dmainframes_&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=5dDoM057-adexkKoqfLbqdQAVPjy9hL8XFaaIjvKcCY&m=465kKRLkemFqHaf_U9DL1laG_JyfvX1wf-HvO_G3mWs&s=lU2tlyAch0sUuliDCdeVuwjyt5i3CPHOrPiNRaziObs&e= > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >> visit >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www2.marist.edu_htbin_wlvindex-3FLINUX-2D390&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=5dDoM057-adexkKoqfLbqdQAVPjy9hL8XFaaIjvKcCY&m=465kKRLkemFqHaf_U9DL1laG_JyfvX1wf-HvO_G3mWs&s=003CiRHiLgc5zeiJZIiEPXU7oY7YJ2iwF8j5Og2H4kU&e= > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >> visit >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www2.marist.edu_htbin_wlvindex-3FLINUX-2D390&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=5dDoM057-adexkKoqfLbqdQAVPjy9hL8XFaaIjvKcCY&m=465kKRLkemFqHaf_U9DL1laG_JyfvX1wf-HvO_G3mWs&s=003CiRHiLgc5zeiJZIiEPXU7oY7YJ2iwF8j5Og2H4kU&e= > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www2.marist.edu_htbin_wlvindex-3FLINUX-2D390&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=5dDoM057-adexkKoqfLbqdQAVPjy9hL8XFaaIjvKcCY&m=465kKRLkemFqHaf_U9DL1laG_JyfvX1wf-HvO_G3mWs&s=003CiRHiLgc5zeiJZIiEPXU7oY7YJ2iwF8j5Og2H4kU&e= > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www2.marist.edu_htbin_wlvindex-3FLINUX-2D390&d=DwIGaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=XX3LPhXj6Fv4hkzdpbonTd1gcy88ea-vqLQGEWWoD4M&m=YsmWdiM0Sj2EhBMSZgHLiDHxuXDupOFFXEC1A1S4L-A&s=H2wHQliGG7zwyr51XetOpIKY3HykYJHH8tlBlfnR9mI&e= > <graycol.gif> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
