Re: Did we have another name change? -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Did we have another name change?
From: Michael Jacobsen <MJacobsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:50:11 -0400
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> <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.

Trevor,

I was only kidding.  I probably should have put the sarcasm blocks around 
my comment. 

The real reasons here are exactly as you described.

-Mike

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