Re: How proprietary is the "COBOL file system"

On 10/5/2007 at 6:34 PM, in message
<h6ldg3de1nbdn2t16pfumqcnj8l6p8f5lh@xxxxxxx>, Robert<no@xxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:50:15 -0600, Howard Brazee <howard@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:47:11 -0500, Robert <no@xxxxxx> wrote:

Linux on IBM mainframes runs
UNDER other operating systems (e.g. VM).

VMWare is the hottest product in server-land. Virtualization will soon be

as common on
servers as it is on mainframes. Right now, VMWare is free for home users.

One can switch
between Windows and Linux with a keystroke. That could be bad news for
Microsoft.

Or maybe not. My wife has Windows on her Macintosh. And Office.
That's good for Microsoft.

She can't switch with a keystroke; she has to reboot.

If she has the Parallels VM product I believe she can run Windows under
Parallels which runs under Mac OS X.
Or something like that. I don't have an Intel Mac, myself.

Ironically, Boot Camp doesn't run on Intel based Macs. Apple says making
it work would
require a complete rewrite. You can't install Windows on a MacIntel
either. The Wine
people will probably virtualize the Mac.

Umm, what? Boot Camp is *only* for Intel Macs. It's certainly not for PPC
Macs.

Here's a quote from the Apple web site:

"In the next major release of Mac OS X Leopard, Apple will include a new
technology called Boot Camp that lets you install and run Windows on your
Mac. If you have an Intel-based Mac computer and would like to try Boot
Camp, you can download the public beta today."

Frank



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