RE: iSeries Nation Update..... -- MIDRANGE-L

How about:

"iSeries Nation, RPGenerationX with money"

haha...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Franz [mailto:franz400@triad.rr.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 7:21 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: iSeries Nation Update.....
> 
> 
> well, let's see.
> I have a patch for our company name and our slogan "AS/400 
> Specialist", and
> an IBM Business Partner logo patch.
> I have seen MCSE have patches for "Certified" or "MCSE Certified".
> 
> i Series Nation                    (simple)
> or
> member iSeries Nation        (too long?)
> or
> i Series Nation
> eXtreme Servers
> or
> iSeries Nation
> business servers
> or
> (with a little imagination, a big round patch, black, big red "i" (use
> chiller font) and iSeries Nation underneath)
> probably a little too extreme for ibm ( see www.ctlaltdel.net 
> for some more
> extreme designs)
> 
> Like the pins, etc at Common - they don't have too many 
> words, like "iNation
> Rules, all others s*"
> 
> When I travel, people will ask, like "do i work for IBM?" and 
> then i get to
> explain this wonderful machine.
> btw-If ibm really wants to reach business people & techies - do it in
> airports.
> 
> jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: iSeries Nation Update.....
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > what would the patch look like adn what would it say?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 19 May 2001, Jim Franz wrote:
> >
> > > > I would be curious as to what you all think could be 
> done with 20,000
> +
> > > Crazy iSeries supporters ?
> > >
> > > one thing u could do is spread the word - get more - when 
> they offered
> the
> > > backpacks, I sent notes w/links to pgmrs & managers who 
> never tune in to
> > > where the iSeries is going. They liked the free stuff, 
> and now (if they
> read
> > > their mail) ibm will send them all kinds of "what's new". 
> Some of it
> will
> > > rub off. Wish we could get all those old S36 and V2 & V3 
> as400s to join
> and
> > > check out what's going on. I think ibm picked up on a 
> comment months ago
> > > about the "cultish" following the machine has & has built on it.
> > > Perhaps we, as a Nation, can get other parts of ibm to 
> take notice. The
> > > ibm-pc group created the "Underground" and has had many 
> mailings, web
> site,
> > > free stuff, etc.
> > > Not sure if it's tied in, but I'm trying to get people to 
> view the It
> Exists
> > > video. What a message!
> > > Would luv to have a iNation shirt (a cool one!). Wear it 
> at the mall,
> etc.
> > > Be a walking billboard-like every other t-shirt.
> > > I created an eXtreme shirt for the Baltimore Common, with a big
> "anarchy-A"
> > > for AS/400. Couldn't go at the last minute,
> > > Some got passed around or sold to cover the expense. My 
> daughter wears
> it to
> > > high school (she actually did the art work) and explains 
> what an AS400
> is to
> > > her friends. They see the shirt and ask. IBM 
> iSeries-eXtremely Reliable
> > > Secure Scalable Incredibly Integrated eServers on the 
> front, AS/400
> eXtreme
> > > Servers on the back. It got noticed.
> > > I hope ibm does something here to get noticed (and to wake up the
> faithful).
> > > Remember the movie Dune. It's long past
> > > time for the faithful to wake up.
> > > Hey ibm - i'm a consultant - how about an iNation patch 
> to add to my
> > > business shirt?
> > > am i ranting or dreaming?
> > > jim
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <jpcarr@tredegar.com>
> > > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 12:32 PM
> > > Subject: Re: iSeries Nation Update.....
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well I think it's kinda a cross between  "Alien Nation"   and
> "Rhythm
> > > > Nation"
> > > >
> > > > Strange beings seemingly from an other world,    all 
> with the same
> beat.
> > > >
> > > > It's up to us.
> > > >
> > > > I would be curious as to what you all think could be 
> done with 20,000
> +
> > > > Crazy iSeries supporters ?
> > > > Could they do things that IBM Corp wouldn't let the 
> iSeries team do?
> If
> > > > so what kind of things could we
> > > > get away with that IBM Corp would be certain to squash 
> if Roch.  tried
> to
> > > > do it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John Carr
> > > >
> > > > ----------------
> > > > Is this similar to "Alien Nation" ??
> > > > Pat Barber
> > > >
> > > > -----------------
> > > > Don wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > As of 15:43edt, there are over 20,000 citizens of the iSeries
> Nation.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Movement has begun....
> > > > >
> > > >
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