The apps and most of the OS are distributed as the equivalent of high level byte code using 128 bit pointers. Once run it gets translated into the local machin

The apps and most of the OS are distributed as the equivalent of high level byte code using 128 bit pointers. Once run it gets translated into the local machine code. For anyone unfamiliar with the AS/400 and predecessors I highly recommend the expensive book by Frank Soltis who is largely the architect of it. Many things were done very differently than other operating systems and applications. http://www.amazon.com/Inside-AS-400-Second-Edition/dp/1882419669 http://www.amazon.com/Inside-AS-400-Second-Edition/dp/188241...