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author | Josef 'Jeff' Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net> |
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date | Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:08:47 -0500 |
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\documentclass[pdf,contemporain,slideColor,colorBG,accumulate,nototal]{prosper} %\usepackage{macros-cp} \title{A Dozen Things about the\\ zArchitecture} \subtitle{} \author{Josef ``Jeff'' Sipek\\ $<$jeffpc@josefsipek.net$>$} \institution{} \slideCaption{Dozen Things about zArch} \begin{document} \maketitle %%% What is zArch? \overlays{9}{ \begin{slide}{What's zArchitecture?} %% Let's start with a very simple question. What is zArchitecture? %% As people say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so I've got a picture %% for you... \onlySlide*{2}{\begin{center}\includegraphics{syszfamily.eps}\end{center}} %% This is a System z mainframe made by IBM. As you might have guessed from %% the name, it uses the zArchitecture. \fromSlide*{3}{ \begin{itemize} \item IBM System z mainframes (2006) %% In 2006 IBM's marketing decided to spruce things up a bit, and to rename %% their mainframe line... \fromSlide*{4}{\item formerly zSeries (2000)} %% zArchitecture was first used by zSeries mainframes all the way back in %% 2000. The zArchitecture in general is a descendent of... \fromSlide*{5}{\item Descendent of ESA/390 (1990)} %% ESA/390...which was a descendent of... \fromSlide*{6}{\item Descendent of ESA/370 (1988)} %% ESA/370...which was a descendent of... \fromSlide*{7}{\item Descendent of S/370-XA (1983)} %% S/370-XA...which was a descendent of... \fromSlide*{8}{\item Descendent of System/370 (1972)} %% System/370...which was a descendent of... \fromSlide*{9}{\item Descendent of System/360 (1964)} %% System/360. The beautiful thing about the whole series of architectures %% is the fact that a user application written and _compiled_ in 1964 can %% run unmodified on the latest IBM mainframe. \end{itemize} } \end{slide}} %%% Aren't mainframes dead? \overlays{3}{ \begin{slide}{0. Aren't mainframes dead?} %% I've hear a number of people tell me that they thought that mainframes %% were dead. Well... \fromSlide*{2}{ \vspace{1in} \begin{center} \Huge No!\normalsize %% No! Mainframes are not dead. They just happen to be overshadowed by the %% sheer volume of desktops, laptops, and servers sold. Mainframes have a %% very specific design goal - they are NOT the fastest computers out there, %% they are NOT the computers with most cores, or memory; they are meant to %% run 24/7 and have 100% availability. With careful planning, you can even %% update the hardware without losing your "internet presence." \vspace{1cm} \fromSlide*{3}{Ok, this one was a freebie...} %% I said that you'd hear a dozen things...this one was too easy to count, %% so let's count it as a freebie - let's make the presentation a baker's %% dozen of things about zArch. %% %% With that said, let's move onto the core of the presentation... \end{center} } \end{slide}} %%% Channels \overlays{1}{ \begin{slide}{1. Channels} % 1) channel subsystem - don't load up the CPU with unnecessary cruft \begin{itemize} \item CPUs are meant to run user code \item Start and IO operation on a CPU \item Let co-processors handle it \end{itemize} \end{slide}} % 2) % 3) % 4) % 5) % 6) % 7) % 8) % 9) % 10) % 11) % 12) % %\begin{itemstep} % \item Revert to any revision % \item Track down who changed particular line of code %\end{itemstep} \overlays{1}{ \begin{slide}{Q\&A} \vspace{1in} \begin{center} Questions? \end{center} \end{slide}} \end{document}