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To: rudedog who wrote (4300)	11/30/1998 4:54:00 PM
From: ToySoldier	Read Replies (1) of 8218

Rude, There is another factor you have not mentioned (I dont know why) and that is that IBM's AIX is being (and/or has been ported) into IBM's other platforms. OS/390 is an AIX derivitive. I have understood the message from IBM to be that IBM wants a streamlined hardware platform and OS strategy. Referred to as the "Cookie Cutter" strategy - since that is what Lou knows very well. If more of their platforms can be built from common components (ie common Chip sets between RS/6000 and AS/400 and S/390, and, AIX on the RS/6000, AS/400, S/390, and even PC platform) then the cost and mobility of IBM's solutions and applications on top of these systems will be highly desireable. So, if you are feeling that AIX is being phased out, then what does that mean for IBM's strategy of having a common OS between platforms when AIX has already been ported to the S/390 (OS/390)? I will still investigate but I see too many holes on the rumour. Maybe George can expand on this AIX on multi-platforms and its impact if the AIX were phased out. I am not a guru in this field - like George is. He is much more in tune with the RS/6000 and AIX strategy than I. I reside in the Global Services area of IBM. Toy

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