The IBM risc system/6000 /

Editorial
McGraw-Hill
ISBN
0-07-707668-0

Contents

Foreword

Trademarks

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 IBM and Open Systems

1.1 Definition of an Open System

1.2 The Open Systems standards

1.3 Other versions of UNIX

1.4 Manufacturer alliances

1.5 IBM's commitment to standards

2 UNIX Market-place

2.1 Short history of UNIX

2.2 Benefits of UNIX

2.3 Growth of UNIX

2.4 Limitations of traditional UNIX systems

2.5 Technical workstation and commercial markets

2.6 Performance and benchmarking

2.7 Local Area Networks

2.8 Graphical User Interfaces

3 UNIX from IBM-AIX

3.1 Overview of AIX Version 3 for the RISC System/6000

3.2 Enhanced AIX functionality

3.3 AIX communications capabilities

3.4 Communications software products

3.5 Network management

4 RISC System/6000

4.1 RISC v CISC
4.2 AIX family

4.3 RISC System/6000 hardware architecture

4.4 Current RISC System/6000 models

4.5 Displays and graphics

4.6

Xstations

4.7 1/0 adapters

4.8 Printers and plotters

4.9

Direct access storage devices

4.10 Memory

4.11 Removable media

4.12 Communications hardware

4.13 Miscellaneous hardware

4.14 High availability solutions

4.15 Examples of RS/6000 configurations

5 Using the RISC System/6000

5.1 Getting started

5.2

IBM publications and manuals

5.3 IBM education

6 The RS/6000 and IBM

6.1 The changing face of IBM

6.2 New marketing channels

6.3 Applications

6.4 RS/6000 support

6.5 Relationship between AIX and SAA

6.6 RS/6000 v AS/400

6.7 The RS/6000 success story

Appendix A. Other IBM systems

Glossary

Index

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