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Back when IBM changed the branding on their hardware lines, it was done to help people identify WHY you would pick one platform versus another. z (mainfram
by neverartful 4y ago
Back when IBM changed the branding on their hardware lines, it was done to help people identify WHY you would pick one platform versus another.
z (mainframe) = "Zero downtime"
i (as/400) = "integrated" (e.g., DB2 and stuff like processing queues is baked into the OS)
p (rs/6000) = "performance"
x (x86) = was sold off to Lenovo after a few years
See the "p"? If you need maximum performance, you go with POWER and run AIX or Linux.