Re: Planning for an iSeries future

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

Al,
I am  talking only  about the 7xx  series of the product lines marketing  & 
support life cycles, NOT of the  full platform future. I am sure we 
all  with you a longer life then your grandfathers.

At 02:04 AM 4/22/2003 -0400, Al Barsa wrote:

> Glenn,
>
> Without any reference to any prior messages, my comment is that, "The
> future's so bright, together we're brilliant.".
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> Yes, I do have a better than average view of the future of OS/400, and yes
> I'm 50.  But I'm planning on working on this platform until I die (I had
> three out of 4 grandparents die over age 90 [both grandfathers worked over
> 90]), or until about 20 minutes after my funeral.  Instructions left
> indicate that my eulogy should be about the work management.   System
> Values will live longer than me!
>
> Al
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> Are  you referring to the demise announcement or the announce/availability
> announce . The latter was  here at V4R4 time
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> At 03:35 PM 4/21/2003 -0500, Shannon O'Donnell wrote:
> >The demise of the 700 series has been known for about 18 - 24 months now,
> >give or take a couple of months. Seems like the 700 series announcement
> was
> >made around the same time V5R1 came out.  If I remember correctly,
> Midrange
> >Server (www.midrangeserver.com) wrote about this back in September or
> >October of 2001.  Heck,  I even remember hearing about this while working
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> >Midrange Computing magazine before it closed, so I know that it's been
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> >awhile that this information has been known.
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> >HTH
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> >
> >Shannon O'Donnell
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> >From: <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >Subject: RE: Planning for an iSeries future
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> > > Was January 24 really the first date you could plan on this?  What
> about
> > > the web site which lists the life expectancy of hardware and software
> for
> > > the iSeries?  When was that updated with the planned demise of the 730?
> > >
> > > I've got to give IBM a lot of credit for this site.  They used to be a
> lot
> > > more closed mouth on hardware and software.
> > >
> > > All January 24 did was tout some new equipment, and packaging, that
> would
> > > (might) be cheaper and less expensive than the models they are
> replacing.
> > > You can probably count on IBM doing that on a somewhat annual basis.
> > >
> > > Rob Berendt
> > > --
> > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> > > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> > > Benjamin Franklin
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> > > "Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > > Ken,
> > >
> > > Your upgrade loss occurred with an announcement on January 24 of this
> > > year.  Considering that this is a major incentive to upgrade and
> > > considering that many companies budget by calendar year, this is really
> > > short notice and you should not place too much blame on your company.
> > > No, you're not the only one.  I'm aware of a few large companies who
> are
> > > really ripped at the short notice.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
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> > > > On Behalf Of Graap, Ken
> > > > Subject: RE: Planning for an iSeries future
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> > > > I was wondering .... As we talk about the situation with my AS/400
> > > > Model
> > > > 730/2C6F/2068/1510...
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> > > > Is there anyone else who is in the same situation I find our company
> > > > in?
> > > > That is, being on a 730 and facing the dilemma of losing the upgrade
> > > > path to
> > > > the 8xx boxes as of October 2003?
> > > >
> > > > Or is our company the only company that has allowed this to happen?
> > > >
> > > > Did everyone else upgrade to 8xx last year?
> > > >
> > > > Kenneth
> > >
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