Re: What follows V4R3? -- MIDRANGE-L

HEY Thanks for the Info Neil !

Thanks for posting this Neil - I had seen NOTHING on this and thanks to you I'm
signed up !

Again, you've GOT to wonder how they are spreading the word on this stuff (but 
at
least they are doing SOMETHING !!!)...

Chuck

Neil Palmer wrote:

> Don,
>
> I know this doesn't address your specific concerns re IBM showing up at
> expos in your area with Netfinity, RS/6000, the kitchen sink, and NO
> AS/400, but one AS/400 thing to check out this fall is the new Wave
> Tour.  They're visiting The Inn & Conference Center, UMD on October
> 20th from 2pm to 6pm, and there are other stops out east too.
> Check out http://iws.as400.ibm.com/frameset/wframeset.htm for info and
> North American schedule.
>
> Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don [SMTP:dr2@access.digex.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 2:23 PM
> To: David Dunfield
> Cc: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: What follows V4R3?
>
> Uh, before you Boo tooo loudly, you should read the Aug. newsletter
> from
> the DC users Group...www.wash-midrange.org.  Frankly, we're only
> getting
> IBM at tech expo's here in DC to push NT and unix...NONE THAT WE'VE
> SEEN
> are willing to bring in ANYTHING related to the 400...
>
> When asked why NT and unix they're responses have been "because that's
> what users are looking for"....  Frankly I don't think that IBM
> internally
> believes what they've been preaching to us choir members for low these
> many years....
>
> On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, David Dunfield wrote:
>
> > Boo Hiss let the flames begin!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Guzak, Michael [SMTP:Michael_guzak@goval.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 8:47 AM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: What follows V4R3?
> >
> > I always assumed NT 5.0 followed V4R3....... ;-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Teff [mailto:jteff19@idt.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 9:46 PM
> > To: 'MidrangeDotCom'
> > Subject: What follows V4R3?
> >
> >
> > Now that V4R3 is officially announced and V4R4 is being talked about
> in
> > early 1999,
> > I'm curious about what this esteemed list sees for the future. Copper
> > chip technology
> > should be available in late 1999 or early 2000. Do you think there
> will
> > be a V4R5 or
> > will it be V5R1? When will V5 happen? With the content of V4R3 and
> the
> > probable
> > content of V4R4, what do people need that's not there? Will the
> AS/400
> > metamorphis
> > into a new machine (I know the machine has done that while keeping
> the
> > old name)
> > with a new name to quiet the critics who call it "old architecture"?
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Joe Teff
> > Information Technology Consultant
> > IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 RPG Programmer
> > Quality Data Systems
> > Minneapolis, MN
>
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