Re: % EOF - New AS/400 Web site

[Bob Montague <slew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WOW


At 06:53 PM 6/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>> I went there, but there is nothing there, except links to "register",
>> where you are supposed to sign up for something.
>> leif.etk.com
>
>The site I posted about(below) is a Infoworld Discussion Forum. 
>
>I thought the fact that we have been complaining about the 
>Non-AS/400 world/press not writing about, Discussing, supporting 
>the AS/400 at the same level as NT, Linux, Unix, etc that
>some of us might like to visit and utilize the AS/400 specific
>discussion forum set up by Infoworld(A Non-AS/400 mag Who lately
>has actually given us some attention).   
>
>Or on the other hand Lets not.  
>
>Lets give Infoworld and it's writers (who talk to other 
>writers of other magazines like Computerworld, and the rest)
>the justification to say,  
>
>"I guess the AS/400 has less interest than OS/2,  I guess it IS 
>a dead platform" 
>
>Ya,  That's it,  That's the right tact to take.   
>
>(BTW, The registration was just a online registration to use their forums,
>just like Dejanews has and many other sites.)  
>
>Let's just stay in our own little groups and not participate 
>in the Non-AS/400 arena's where our visiblity would really mean
>something.  Lets do our part today to help kill the platform.
>
>And argue for days about the really important things like;
>"Is a ITER the same as a GOTO ?"
>
>
>Soapbox *off
>%EOF
>Signing off, 
>unsubscribing
>
>John Carr
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Carr <74711.77@compuserve.com>
>To: Midrange-L <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>Sent: Saturday, June 19, 1999 10:44 PM
>Subject: New AS/400 Web site
>
>
>> Check this out.
>>
>> Go to the bottom Right hand corner of this site;
>>
>> http://infoworld.inclusion.net/forums/summary.html
>>
>> and you will see a link to a new AS/400 Web Site;
>>
>> http://infoworld.inclusion.net/forums/topics.html?igid=G51&mid=M153
>>
>> Here is What it's all about.
>>
>> << InfoWorld's AS/400 knowledge base is an
>>  ongoing forum where readers can discuss
>>  AS/400 issues.
>>
>>    InfoWorld will archive this forum from time to time and
>>    replace it with a new AS/400 forum, providing links to the
>>    previous forums for easy browsing.
>>
>>    This forum is unhosted, but InfoWorld editors may join in the
>>     discussion   >>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  I think we should visit it and give Infoworld a hand
>> for providing another site where AS/400 people can meet and discuss things.
>> Lets give them some traffic.    We have never needed the visibility more
>> than
>> we do now.    I urge you to participate,   You don't know who else will see
>> it.
>>
>> John Carr
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