Re: Most significant AS/400 events of 1998

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Rizal,

In a message dated 98-12-16 12:09:06 EST, you write:

> I'd like to solicit some input from the list on what you believe to be the
>  most significant AS/400 events of 1998. It's a fun little article that I do
>  every year. The events don't necessarily have to be obvious things like the
>  V4R2 release but can be subtle events that had a significant impact
>  (Example from last year's piece. "Driving home from work and hearing an
>  AS/400 commercial on the radio").
<<snip>>

Top ten things regarding the AS/400 (available or not) in 1998 IMHO:

10. Mini Disks.
 9.  V4R3.
 8.  Model 170.
 7.  CoSI.
 6.  VA/JAVA
 5.  San Francisco Frameworks/JAVA.
 4.  John and Susan's wedding.
 3.  V4R2
 2.  Processor partitioning.

and the number one event in 1998 AS/400 history:

 1.  Effective advertising.

JMHO,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

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