About Amdahl's UTS

Neal Macklin nzm10 at amdahl.UUCP
Tue Mar 5 13:20:37 AEST 1985


> /* Written  3:48 pm  Feb 27, 1985 by amdahl!amdca in pbear:net.unix */
> >> > At least "amdahl" is an amdahl, unlike "pyramid", which is a vax.
> >> > Hee hee.
> >>
> >> Sorry, but an amdahl is an ibm!
> >
> >Whoa, there, young fellah!  While Amdahl CPU's are 370 compatable,
> >they are AIR-cooled and are faster than 370's.
> >
> >We don't just make IBM-compatible mainframes.  We make them better.
> >
> >Gordon A. Moffett               ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam
> 
> 	Uhh, last time I looked, IBM's "370 compatible mainframes" were
> 	air cooled. This include all of the 43XX series.
> 
> 					Peter Barada

Peter, the IBM machines in the Amdahl class are all water cooled.  These
are the 308X series and the newly announced 3090 series.
-- 
				Neal Macklin
				(408) 737-5214
				...{hplabs,ihnp4}!amdahl!nzm10

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