[ILUG] games.linux.ie

[Ruairi Newman]

Nick Moffitt wrote:
> 
> begin  Ruairi Newman quotation:
> > IBM run MVS, VM, OS/390 whatever on their mainframes.  When UNIX is
> > run on the mainframes it is run in a virtual machine.
> 
>         I suppose that I wouldn't consider the virtualizer to be an
> OS.  That's just me.
> 
That's because you don't have any knowledge of it.  VM is a full OS that
doesn't require a client OS.  It facilitates virtual machines but unlike
you seem to be suggesting it isn't just a VMware-a-like.

If you want to learn a bit about it there's plenty of information on
ibm.com.

Rgds,

Ruairi