RE: Alternate to iSeries

[Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hear that.  But on the other hand, job security for a few years at least. 

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Subject: Re: Alternate to iSeries

I seriously suggest you look for a different job.  They will be hauling 
this guy off to the loony bin soon after he goes on the rooftop and starts 
shooting at the crows thinking they are "black helicopters".  They are 
much more likely to bring down the other platforms with virus and DOS 
attacks.

But if you want to play along until you find that new job then you could 
try converting to VARPG.  I hear tell that it can even generate JAVA code 
from the RPG.

There are other products, like baby/400
http://www.calsw.com/calsw/

HP had a product at one time to port S/36 over to their HP/3000 Unix. That 
is the one reason that IBM ran a full page ad for the iSeries when HP/3000 
went casters up.