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Workspace Power Systems Design
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 13, 2025

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IBM i - Build an hypervisor linked to a physical device (dongle) to run "IBM i Dev-Edition" in a Apple Mac with Silicon processor.

To improve IBM i adoption with new generations we need to provide them with an inexpensive and "cool" experience. 

IBM i runs in its own "hardware abstraction layer", so porting to a new hardware is supposed to be less complex than other OSs.

Most students and young developers can afford a Mac (even the most expensive ones when required), and I can imagine an IBM-branded KVM software, probably similar to UTM, to use an existing software, with limited I/O resources (the NVMe internal/external disks) and limited memory, to get a full IBM i experience for, let say 5 users max.

A USB-C dongle, linked to the hypervisor, could provide the required and unique serial number, allowing to send by postal mail to any country, after paying for this physical device.  IBM i can still use a subscription model, so you can have control on licensing all the time.

I think this could be an amazing opportunity to expand the OS reach on new generations

Idea priority Medium
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    Carmelita Ruvalcaba
    Oct 21, 2025

    The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM review venues for Self-trainning on IBM i, which have been critical on the past.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    Carmelita Ruvalcaba - CAAC Program Manager

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  • Guest
    Oct 15, 2025

    Adding 2 other ideas

    • "Power Pi" device

    • free IBM i tier for students in IBM cloud

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  • Guest
    Oct 14, 2025

    Alternative Idea: What about a "Power Pi"?

    A low-cost, low-energy Power processor single-board machine with a free version of AIX and/or IBM i for personal use and study?

    Like a Raspberry Pi with a small Power CPU - maybe a SSD socket - Ethernet and USB for power supply.

    Ideal price-point would be under 200$ to make it attractive to students and hobbyists, who could than start creating solutions on Power. 

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