The LinuxONE mainframe was first announced in August 2015 as a Linux focused version of IBM’s mainframe technology. The LinuxOne Emperor is based on the IBM z13, while the LinuxONE Rockhopper is based on the bc12 mainframe.
“We’re building on what we announced in August,” Ross Mauri, General Manager, z Systems at IBM told ServerWatch. “We’re going to continuously 
expand the ecosystem and the capabilities around LinuxONE.”
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