Exploring IBM RS/6000 Computers: The Instant Insider's Guide to IBM's UNIX Workstations and Servers

by Jim Hoskins and Dave Pinkerton

This nontechnical guide introduces RS/6000 computer products and features, including a hands-on session with the RISC System/6000 computer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885068425
• ISBN13: 9781885068422
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Maximum Press (FL)
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Still germane

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.