>The truth is that the AS/400, now spelled iSeries, is still the best
>business platform available.  But its uniqueness no longer resides in that
>wonderful integrated 24x80 window that we grew up with.  Instead, it lies in
>the ability to write powerful applications in languages with tight
>integration to its incredible database.  Personally, I think IBM's direction
>of pushing everything to SQL is ludicrous, but it is silly for me to whine
>about SQL.  Instead, I need to embrace it as best I can and work it into a
>realistic development environment.

Joe,

You are the only person in all of the list that seems to have seen the light.  
See bolded.



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