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Maybe because of...
1. It can only scale to something like 128 CPU's (on the same bus: IRIX, AIX, Linux, ...)
2. It has only been clustered to something like 1024 nodes (oh, Microsoft, where are you???)
3. the user interface is too hard to learn (users would never be able to transfer skills from Windows to say GNOME or KDE, it's just too hard!)
Posted by: B.O.F.H.   Posted on: 07/05/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Wonder what it'll cost ???  Plain Logic | 07/03/04
I am thankful to  michael-t | 07/03/04
?2500 if i remember correctly  crocd | 07/05/04
?2500 if i remember correctly  crocd | 07/05/04
Unix is going down the tubes  Enterprise Analyst | 07/03/04
Why?  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
Maybe because of...  B.O.F.H. | 07/05/04
UNIX is THE king in heavy duty environments  michael-t | 07/03/04
Now that the Power5 is out.....  middle of nowhere | 07/03/04
Use Intel powered blades and save $$$  Enterprise Analyst | 07/03/04
Why?  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
Less expensive  Enterprise Analyst | 07/04/04
Thank you  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
Exactly,  michael-t | 07/05/04
Long live the mainframe reborn!  B.O.F.H. | 07/03/04
Old days of mainframe  Enterprise Analyst | 07/04/04
First you bash AIX  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
(NT) Actually, it is now called z/OS . . . wink  Plain Logic | 07/04/04
That was actually a response to your post about the Blade Server.  B.O.F.H. | 07/05/04
BOFH, the mainframes still run much of the key back office work...  Plain Logic | 07/04/04
I am well aware of where tehy are used!  B.O.F.H. | 07/05/04

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