Re: Free OS/400

[mcrump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

You'd think I'd know better than to even say anything on a subject such as this.
But being that I am so naive I'm going to even be stupid and try to defend my
position.  For one that faults IBM quite a bit for the demise of OS/2 I never
thought I would have it thrown in my face so much.

The problem with the OS/2 example is that if I turn from naive to cynical then
there are a huge slew of technologies that will soon be abandoned - Linux, SAN,
LTO tape, PowerPC, XML, Java, etc.  Hey, I love it - nothing is strategic.
Secondly, while there are similarities I would suggest that the market dynamics
between OS/2 and the AS/400 are very different.  Equating them to be similar
products or markets is not something I agree with.  But if you want to go right
ahead.  Thirdly, how many things have been stated as strategic and have indeed
turned out as such - RAID, Domino, RISC, etc?

Ok, so I am naive and quote someone.  But if I remove the ghost of OS/2 (or
whatever other sore point someone has) then those statements coupled by the huge
investments being made in OS/400 and DB2/400 just recently and in the
foreseeable future might just stand for something.  And if I remove my AS/400
only mentality for a while and step away from the microscope to get a broader
view I might actually think that it's possible that by mentioning the benefits
of NT and Unix serving is indirectly a compliment to OS/400.

Oh well, I guess I shouldn't worry about such things.  I've got things running
on an AS/400 that shouldn't be evidently - GUI applications on Domino and
Websphere Advanced, an extranet site, planned NT server consolidations and a
desire to prepare for a Linux partition someday.  All while keeping my green
screen applications going.  Damn what was I thinking.......

Michael Crump
Saint-Gobain Containers
1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
Muncie, IN  47302
(765)741-7696
(765)741-7012 f
(800)428-8642



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