To further Alans point, this manual is loaded with references to "i390":
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247748.pdf Joe On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:16 AM Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
