Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!

["Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, if there ARE a plethora of tools, why are you telling people it is only 
a 5250 legacy system? Your opinions conflict.

And yes, Windows is still Windows, but that is an OS - if we are arguing OS 
name changes, that is one thing. You reviewed server name changes. Has Dell, 
HP, Sun, never changed the name of their server? How about intel with 8088, 
286, 386, 386SX, 486, 486SX, Pentium, Pentium M, Centrino.... ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Carpenter"
Subject: Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!


> Trevor Perry wrote:
>
> > Are you unaware of the plethora of tools that can present a GUI or web
> > interface to a user withOUT 5250 requirements? System i5 has a legacy 
> > (yes)
> > of 5250, but it is not the only user interface any more.
>
> I think that's the problem.  There are a bunch of tools.
>
>
>
> > And, can you define "these name changes"? The AS/400 was introduced in 
> > 1988,
> > the iSeries in 2000, the System i5 in 2006. 18 years is a long time in 
> > IT,
> > and the System i5 is significantly different than an AS/400.
>
> As it's been said by others, you can refer to MS's product as Windows
> and the variety of unix/linix versions as such (*nix).  But can you
> define one name that for the box you are referring to ?