| Title: | FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS |
| Moderator: | ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE |
| Created: | Thu Feb 19 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Mon May 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 615 |
| Total number of notes: | 1779 |
We are in a competitive situation with FOCUS on VAX versus FOCUS on
Hitachi Data Systems.
The HDS people are telling the customer that I/O performance of FOCUS
on VAX is poor compared to performance on 'equivalent' HDS system. The
customer is concerned. (HDS is the encumbent)
Before we follow up with IBI, does anyone here have any insights into
the truth or otherwise of this broad generalisation.
Peter
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520.1 | EVTDD1::CARRIERE | Jean-Claude Carriere | Mon Jun 22 1992 04:35 | 5 | |
Sounds like a very broad statement ...! Probably isn't based on any real background informations. What is exactly an HDS system (Unix, TSO or MVS clone, ... ) ? | |||||
| 520.2 | HDS = IBM plug compatible | MEO78B::SHALLUE | Wed Jun 24 1992 02:11 | 8 | |
Hitachi Data Systems is the company that took over NAS. They sell IBM
plug compatible mainframes.
We are competing with a IBM Group 29 or 30 Plug Compatible Mainframe
running the VM operating system.
Peter
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| 520.3 | VAX I/O sub-system | EVTDD1::CARRIERE | Jean-Claude Carriere | Thu Jun 25 1992 12:55 | 10 |
Similar broad statement regarding VAX FOCUS versus IBM FOCUS have been made in the past. The truth is that FOCUS I/O subsystem has been re-written in VAX-FOCUS (since the first versions) to take advantages as much as possible of the feature inherent to a particular plateform. Therefore if the argument is FOCUS was initially written on IBM, therefore its I/O subsystem is more performant on this plateform, well ... that ain't true... | |||||