Publisher's Synopsis
Written by an IBM insider, IBM RISC System/6000, Fifth Edition is the businessperson′s complete guide to all important details of every model. Revised and updated, this Fifth Edition includes information on new releases of the RISC System/6000 hardware and software.
Provides detailed information on selecting and integrating the right RISC System/6000, and what it can do for your business
- Offers detailed coverage of the new systematic multiprocessors
- Covers Power PC architecture used in some RISC System/ 6000 models and developed jointly by IBM/Apple and Motorola
- Explains IBM′s Power and Power 2 architecture, which gives the RISC System/6000 its impressive performance
- Describes the many options and peripherals available for the RISC System/6000
- Discusses network configurations and purchase planning, training, maintenance, and security issues
- Covers over a dozen new RISC System/6000 models and new Xstations
- Covers the AIX operating system and many new extension products that support functions such as Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), continuous speech recognition, object–oriented programming, client/server computing, and many more
- Covers the new 9333/9334 disk drive models as well as new graphics adapters, RAIDiant disk drive arrays, printers, optical disk drives, and tape drives
- Supplies three examples of organizations that were outfitted with RISC System/6000 hardware and software to meet their needs in both commercial and technical environments
