RE: Question on TIMI implementation.

["McKown, John" <John.Mckown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:27 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Question on TIMI implementation.
>
> John,
>
> Note that the pSeries doesn't support any of this.  Its an 
> iSeries only
> thing.  In fact, its one of the things that makes the System 
> i so cool.
> I'll assume the pSeries in your message was a typo, but don't 
> do it again!
> <grin>
>
> The Inside the AS/400 book mentioned before will have more 
> details, but
> basically when you compile a ILE or OPM program, the 
> intermediate form of
> the program is stored in the actual program object along with 
> the executable
> form that uses actual hardware instructions.  This allows the 
> system to
> re-translate (convert) the program when nescessary.  This 
> usually occurs
> during SAVE/RESTORE of the program, first use of the program, 
> or when you
> explictly as for it to occur.

I was kind-of going on the fact that the iSeries and pSeries are
actually on the identical architecture, hardware-wise. I.e. both are on
Power. I just didn't say it very well.

Supposedly my copy of "Inside the AS/400" will be arriving on Monday.

--
John McKown 
Systems Engineer IV
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