And I still have my Linux on S/390 poster signed by Linus from that event, on which he wrote that we were nuts. (Away from office so I can’t get the exact quote.)
Regards, Alan Altmark IBM > On Dec 18, 2019, at 9:59 PM, Jim Elliott <jlelliot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > After showing Linux on S/390 (in “secret”) at WAVV in October 1999 we > thought there might be an audience for this. Most of us on the team at IBM > were very surprised (well shocked) at how many downloaded the Marist > distro. Working quickly Boas Betzler and Ed Gauthier got approval to take a > MP3000 to LinuxWorld in NYC in January 2000 to showcase the offering. We > were swamped at the IBM booth that year after Linus in his keynote said > that “IBM has a mainframe upstairs running Linux!”. > > Jim Elliott > >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 21:27 Neale Ferguson <ne...@sinenomine.net> wrote: >> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tech-2Dinsider.org_linux_research_1999_1218.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=XX3LPhXj6Fv4hkzdpbonTd1gcy88ea-vqLQGEWWoD4M&m=1BPXOwuy5oFIw8j1yaFy0xjIIGB4AXxRCHQIkWKHf-g&s=jWQPSYFUVQ2HOCjbtSIp9qlgYijxhkv-a40gHrS-0jI&e= >> >> "Dec 18, 1999 >> >> According to Alan Cox's 2.2.14pre14 patch, Linux now has at least >> preliminary support for running on the IBM S/390 Mainframe. Rumors that IBM >> has been engaged in a port have been circulating for some time, but this is >> the first concrete code that has surfaced to date..." >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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=XX3LPhXj6Fv4hkzdpbonTd1gcy88ea-vqLQGEWWoD4M&m=1BPXOwuy5oFIw8j1yaFy0xjIIGB4AXxRCHQIkWKHf-g&s=93846iBpNqpY47J4RQR6MrjzEO30ybqbQlZ9YFIj-uk&e= >> > -- > Jim Elliott > Mainframe Consultant > Sackville Consulting Services / GlassHouse Systems Inc. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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=XX3LPhXj6Fv4hkzdpbonTd1gcy88ea-vqLQGEWWoD4M&m=1BPXOwuy5oFIw8j1yaFy0xjIIGB4AXxRCHQIkWKHf-g&s=93846iBpNqpY47J4RQR6MrjzEO30ybqbQlZ9YFIj-uk&e= > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
