The RS/6000 family is IBM's strategic family of UNIX computers. This updated edition provides an overview and a reference for the latest RS/6000 models, options, disk storage, printers, tape drives, AIX operating system enhancements, Lotus Domino, displays, network stations, and much more. The book also addresses many business issues including lease versus purchase, maintenance strategies, cost justification, and office ergonomics. Hypothetical case studies of small, medium, and large businesses illustrate how to solve real business problems with RS/6000 solutions.
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Jim Hoskins was an IBM design engineer and manager and is the author of 10 computer books, including Exploring IBM's Bold Internet Strategy and Marketing on the Internet. He lives in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Doug Davies is an industry consultant with IBM. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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This review is from: Exploring IBM RS/6000 Computers: The Instant Insider's Guide to IBM's UNIX Workstations and Servers (Paperback)
Throughout the 1990s, IBM's version of unix, AIX, had some of the most advanced features of any commercial unix. For instance, its SMIT GUI let sysadmins easily handle many duties. The alternative could be a manual typing of what were often intricate command lines, with many arguments to the various commands. Needless to say, the book goes into explaining SMIT at some length. It was a vital part of AIX's attraction.AIX also had the ability to have journalled file systems, and to dynamically increase the size of a partition without having to reboot the system. For several years, Solaris and HPUX required a reboot. Of course, this book was written before IBM officially decided to throw its weight behind linux. Nowadays, IBM is in the process of merging AIX into linux. But the advice given in the book is still mostly germane.
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This chapter first provides an overview of the RS/6000 family of computers, covering the highlights of these new systems. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prewritten application programs, disk drive modules, rewritable optical disk drives, data cache unit, deskside systems, instruction cache unit, custom application programs, disk bays, async port, two memory cards, independent application programs, internal tape drive, thin node, commercial workloads, service processor, audio adapter, application program development, operating system layer, feature cards, processor card, main processor, memory expansion, tape options, memory sockets, controller circuitry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Micro Channel, Project Monterey, Fibre Channel, Connection Program, Network Station, Bonus Pack, Network Printer, Big Five, Maximum Press, Multiprotocol Communications Controller, Netscape Navigator, Open Group, Service Point, Common Desktop Environment, Communications Server, Enterprise Storage Server, Fast Connect, Interface Co-Processor, Ethernet High-Performance, Serial Storage Architecture, Streaming Data Procedure, Async Adapter, Realtime Interface Coprocessors, San Francisco, Wide Adapter New!
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prewritten application programs, disk drive modules, rewritable optical disk drives, data cache unit, deskside systems, instruction cache unit, custom application programs, disk bays, async port, two memory cards, independent application programs, internal tape drive, thin node, commercial workloads, service processor, audio adapter, application program development, operating system layer, feature cards, processor card, main processor, memory expansion, tape options, memory sockets, controller circuitry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Micro Channel, Project Monterey, Fibre Channel, Connection Program, Network Station, Bonus Pack, Network Printer, Big Five, Maximum Press, Multiprotocol Communications Controller, Netscape Navigator, Open Group, Service Point, Common Desktop Environment, Communications Server, Enterprise Storage Server, Fast Connect, Interface Co-Processor, Ethernet High-Performance, Serial Storage Architecture, Streaming Data Procedure, Async Adapter, Realtime Interface Coprocessors, San Francisco, Wide Adapter New!
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- Marketing on the Internet (Marketing on the Internet, 4th ed) by Jan Zimmerman in Front Matter, page 300, and Back Matter
- Business-To-Business Internet Marketing: Seven Proven Strategies for Increasing Profits Through Internet Direct Marketing by Barry Silverstein in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Exploring IBM's Personal Computers: The Instant Insider's Guide to PC Systems, Software, and Business Strategies by Jim Hoskins in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Internet Marketing for Information Technology Companies: Proven Online Techniques to Increase Sales and Profits for Hardware, Software and Networking Companies by Barry Silverstein in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Information Technology: the Basics Pb (City and Guilds/Macmillan) by Barbara Wilson in Front Matter
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