RE: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...

["Metz, Zak" <Zak_Metz@xxxxxx>]

I'm one of those freaks, and I know there are a couple more listening.

I have an Xbox, but I barely touch it. It just "feels" like a waste of time.

I'd rather develop my programming skill on my AS/400 than play a pointless 
video game. To me, the process of solving a programming problem is itself a 
(sometimes frustrating) game of sorts, but gives me greater satisfaction when 
resolved and eventually evolves into a complete application. I wouldn't need an 
AS/400 for that, of course, but if I can, why not use the best (note the 
swelling pride)? I have to have some tangible goal to keep myself interested, 
so I developed a website that included another interest, and that's what I use 
the home machine for (www.distortion.us).

There are other views, of course. My roommate is also an AS/400 developer, but 
couldn't care less about it once he leaves the office.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Bull [mailto:Jeff.Bull@itm-group.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:41 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...
> 
> 
> ... running an AS/400 at home for fun??? 
> 
> I would have two uses for a AS/400 at home: working from 
> home, and heating
> the garage.  
> 
> For 'fun' at home, try a PC or playstation, remote-control 
> cars perhaps  :-)
> 
> Jeff Bull