Re: % EOF - New AS/400 Web site

[leif@xxxxxxx]

I would like to participate, it was just that I was stumped by the complexity
(stupidity?)
of the site.

----- Original Message -----
From: John Carr <74711.77@compuserve.com>
To: Midrange-L <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: % EOF - New AS/400 Web site


>
>
> > 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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