RE: as/400 / linux / lpar

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Scott Mildenberger

>According to 'Fortress Rochester' by Frank Soltis, the new processor has a
>different architecture such that its clock speed will be higher than the
>previous processor when providing the same throughput.  Therefore, a part
of
>the increased clock speed is just due to this new architecture and doesn't
>add any new actual speed.

Scott,

I hope you are wrong.  If you are correct, then Dr Frank has only been able
to increase the speed of the iSeries by 40% over the last 2, maybe even 3
years.  In the same time frame, the speed of a pc has at least tripled.

Steve Richter