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To: chic_hearne who wrote (66734)	2/12/2001 12:32:21 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (2) of 436258

Actually IBM mainframes are not dead at all. Charles Schaub converted all its trading from IBM to client/server and back again when, to put it mildly, the results were quite undesirable. Storage, as well as MIPS (million Instructions Per Second), etc are total overated on other platforms. Client server Storage cheaper you say (yeah, right). IBM can achieve 95% utilization on its storage devices, while C/S systems lock up at half that. Ellison admitted that himself. No joke. So... storage is cheaper (byte for byte) BUT you need 2-3 times as much to break even. LOL Same with processor power. IBM makes very effective use of processor cycles. Other platforms running Oracle .... Uh sorry no way. Damn. Maybe I should join Chic and hop on the IBM crusade. PS, I worked in the industry for 20 years, I am confident I know what I am talking about. Wish I could find the quote from Oracle CEO to prove it. Mainframes dead. No way. IBM a good buy (I doubt it strongly). M

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