RE: State of the Midrange

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don,

they also run Charles's Schwab's web front end...which I use all the
time...but, then, that wasn't the point.  THe point was that people are
dumping the 400 for NT and weenie boxes because of management perception
that they're a far superior box to the 400...



On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Schenck, Don wrote:

> Those "damn weenie boxes" run NASDAQ ... ever heard of it???
> 
> AS/400:
> 
> Buick
> Golfing
> Yanni
> 
> 
> 
> Win 2000:
> 
> VW GTI with coil-over suspension ...
> X Games
> Blink 182
> 
> 
> 
> 
> While the AS/400 is the reigning KING of robustness and reliability, the
> FACT is that Gen-Xers are attracted to Windows.
> 
> Gen-Nexters are attracted to Linux.
> 
> 
> This is all startin' to get interesting.
> 
> 
> Peace,
> 
> -- Don Schenck
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Shaw [mailto:mshaw@ncal.verio.com]
> Sent: August 21, 2000 5:25 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L Listserv
> Subject: Re: State of the Midrange
> 
> 
> Just read your State of the Midrange Don.............
> 
> "  If nobody has the information and confidence to buy these things, you're
> not going to have anyone to sell them to, and you'll be soon out of a
> job...and we'll be stuck on those damn weenie boxes and Billionaire Bill
> Boondoggles!  If that won't get you religion, nothing will!"
> 
> 
> ROTLFMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> You are right on the mark and heres the proof here at NAMC:
> 
> Increase in AS/400 in 2000            -2
> Increase in RS/6000                       +1
> Increase in NT Servers                   +10
> 
> I think your piece is right on the mark.  If all you hear about is NT or
> UNIX, guess what they are going to buy............(Say NTor
> UNIX).............It ain't AS/400...........
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike Shaw
> Senior AS/400 Technical Support
> North American Mortgage
> Santa Rosa, CA
> 
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