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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @11:41PM (#39284568)
> I believe you can get access to Linux s390x boxes in the cloud for not very much money.

Could you say where and what "not very much money" is? Like, are we talking $5 DO droplet equivalent or only a few hundred bucks a month? (but to be clear, this is a serious question; I'm a sucker for weird options and would be interested in running a s390x Linux box if it doesn't have too bad price+caveats)

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by electroly on Thursday February 08, 2024 @01:10AM (#39298834)
Go to https://cloud.ibm.com/vpc-ext/provision/vs and choose North America > Washington DC > Washington DC 2. Click "Change image" and choose "IBM Z, LinuxONE", then pick Ubuntu. I get $0.09/hour for 1 vCPU/4GB RAM with storage extra.

For fun, then try picking z/OS instead of Linux and see what that software license costs ($/hour). Take a guess first how much you think it'll be and then see if you're right.

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