Re: VisualAge RPG for AS/400?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, see?  When I started with computers there wasn't a Windows 
platform.  You got the new stuff.  I think thats great. :) Me, I am part 
of the Old World that gave you your New World.

Text-based is not punishment.  Notice this list is text-based for 
instance?  Part of the issue is that text-based works.  Always. 
Everywhere. GUI is a demanding mistress.

As to the web interface...  I do believe that this resolves a whole lot 
of deployment problems, but not all of the business problems.

Of course, again, with the browser we pay homage to Windows.  Microsoft 
is determined to dominate the desktop, and is usurping the browser.

But I wax dramatic....

Brian Piotrowski wrote:
> Thanks, Booth.
>
> Since I was born and bred on a Windows platform, I don't really have an
> interest in green screens (unless it is absolutely necessary).  I love
> the iSeries for its stability, but I hate it's legacy UI.
>
> I absolutely loathe the green screen.  This isn't 1965, so why should
> the users be punished with an interface that fits that era?
>
> A lot of our programs are developed for both web and green screen (gs to
> keep the old-schoolers from complaining), and most (over 95%) of our
> users prefer the web.
>
> The only problem I see with VRPG (and please correct me if I'm wrong on
> this point) is that the application(s) have to be installed on each and
> every workstation.  I like using the web interface because all of our
> workstations already have the functionality, so there's no software to
> install.
>
> Brian.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Booth Martin [mailto:booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:25 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: VisualAge RPG for AS/400?
>
> Two things that will interest you.  :)
>
> If someone knows VB or VC++ then of course they'd use those.  However us
>
> old RPG folks already know RPG, so Visual Age RPG is a logical extension
>
> of our skills.  IBM provided the means for us green screeners to update 
> our applications to GUI but we ignored the opportunity.
>
> Visual Age RPG is for the iSeries.  It deploys on Windows, but it is for
>
> the iSeries.  The product builds either Windows dll's  or Java thingies,
>
> Here's a couple of screen shots of VARPG applications if you are
> interested.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dx7bc
>
>
>
> Brian Piotrowski wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> >  
> >
> > I understand that there is a VisualAge RPG for Windows (why anyone
> > wouldn't just use VB or VC++ is beyond me, but that's another
> > discussion).
> >
> >  
> >
> > Why hasn't IBM created the same program for the iSeries?  I understand
> > we have WSDC and CODE, but why not VisualRPG?
> >
> >  
> >
> > Brian.
> >
> >  
> >
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