>>It's more than a "brand" it's an entire family of machines

No, it is a Brand... its one of IBM's 5 H/W Brands ... iSeries,
pSeries, zSeries, xSeries and Storage Solutions ...

i == integration
p == performance
z == enterprise class
x == x86/intel architecture

Rgds
Mark Taylor

p.s, if you want to show willing in front of your interviewers, then
you will have to do some reading. a good place to start would be here
--> http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstract...6191.html?Open

Mark Taylor wrote:

[snip]

> z == enterprise class

interesting enough you didn't use the marketing explanation:

z == zero downtime

Seems you got in touch with one of those boxes once ;-)

lol .. cool, was wondering what the Z stood for .. I could find them
all but the zSeries

matthew 865 wrote:
> On 15 Oct 2005, you wrote in comp.unix.aix:

> I know only to well that I wont be able to blag what I know about AIX

What does "blag" mean?

rodak <robert.macnutt@nghs.com> wrote:
r>
r> matthew 865 wrote:
>> On 15 Oct 2005, you wrote in comp.unix.aix:
r>
>> I know only to well that I wont be able to blag what I know about AIX
r>
r> What does "blag" mean?
r>

"brag", as pronounced in the Far-East ;-)

--
"... I shook my family tree, and a bunch of NUTS fell out ..."

"rodak" <robert.macnutt@nghs.com> wrote in message
news:1129647432.816570.170450@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
>
> matthew 865 wrote:
> > On 15 Oct 2005, you wrote in comp.unix.aix:
>
> > I know only to well that I wont be able to blag what I know about AIX
>
> What does "blag" mean?

In UK-English slang, it is a common reference - to "steal", "con" or other
similar nefarious activity.

HTTH
--
Regards,
Tim Clarke (a.k.a. WBST)

matthew 865 done wrote:
>On 15 Oct 2005, you wrote in comp.unix.aix:
>> Rick Ekblaw
>Thanks, This is the kind of information im after, As it happens the job
>requires no AIX experiance (though obviosly somebody with, will get the job
>over me) The company will give comprehensive training to the succesful
>candidate as the system is on a class A network and there not going to let
>anyone loose on their systems.

Good luck with the job search. I've taken over a system based
on not too much background with AIX from a guy who had no background
and spent 9 years trying to fake it without troubling to do any
reading. With support, and a little hustle, you can learn stuff
quickly enough, but the one thing you don't want to do is take a job
where you're going to be made to look dumb. You tell the interviewer
you don't have the experience but you are willing to learn, and if
that's what they want, you're in good shape.

--
rich clancey rhc@bahleevyoome.world.std.com
"Shun those who deny we have eyes in order to see, and instead say we
see because we happen to have eyes." -- Leibniz

I got my current job last year and I had used AIX in my last job before
that for a few months and then before that I hadn't used it since
96-99.

I was just upfront, saying, sorry, havent touched it in ages, I have
vague memories which I am sure will be awoken when I behold the evil
that is ACHES, but I have been a network jockey the past few years
mainly.

Needless to say they hired me and sent me on some training and I am
back in the saddle, so to speak.

Don't lie, you will get caught. There is always someone smarter than
you and they will see.