The System Licensed Internal Code (SLIC), also known as Licensed Internal Code (LIC) in broader IBM contexts, is a critical, proprietary layer in the IBM i operating system architecture running on IBM Power Systems. It serves as the hardware-dependent kernel-like component that bridges the abstract, hardware-independent layers of IBM i with the underlying POWER processor … Continue reading History of IBM i : Part 5 – SLIC (System Licensed Internal Code) in IBM Power Systems