Re: Did we have another name change?

["Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<sarcasm>
Yeah - that is why people call it an AS/400. I can just feel IBM saying OUCH 
OUCH OUCH.
</sarcasm>

Everybody around here calls it an AS/400 because of (1) familiarity, not 
grammar, and (2) they are afraid of learning new technology - and calling it 
the old name, and using it the old way means no change of underwear.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Jacobsen"
Subject: RE: Did we have another name change?


> Joe said:
>
> > By specifically eschewing de facto grammatical standards, you're forcing
>
> > people to do extra work, and that's just selfish.
>
> That's why everybody around here still calls it AS/400.  Take that, IBM!