Re: Name Changes

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One may like (even collect) vintage cars, but one rarely drives one to 
work.  I've got a "vintage" Baby/36 (5362).  It'll still run but mostly 
I use it as an end table.


The term "legacy" is inaccurate when used in conjunction with 'iSeries' 
or 'System i'.  By using this term we capitulate; we are as much as 
admitting that it is legacy (old fashioned, vintage, whatever).  In 
short, you're playing by someone's rules and definitions.


Every system has its heritage.  Ours is the AS/400 (and S/38, etc.).  
That's not a bad thing, but it's history.  Comparing the System i5 to an 
AS/400 (and equating the two as being the same thing) makes as much 
sense as comparing Windows 2000 or XP to Windows 3.1 or DOS. 


Personally, I don't use a legacy (aka AS/400) system.  I program and 
design applications on a state-of-the-art System i5.  And I don't let 
the opposition/competition define terms for me. 


        * Jerry C. Adams
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GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Since we i people are perceived as legacy by the M$ world, maybe we should 
> start to point out that our system is Vintage.
>
> Who doesn't like Vintage cars? Vintage wine? Vintage clothes? Vintage 
> guitars? Vintage boats?  Vintage homes (ie 100 yr old victorian style or 
> farmhouses)? etc...
>
> As for RPG - yes it can be Vintage and it is also very modern too - just 
> as a 100 year old farm house can have air conditioning, indoor plumbing 
> and broadband.
>
> Perception is reality, but without looking under the hood, those who don't 
> can't see the forest for the trees.
>
> Regards, Jerry
>
> Gerald Kern - MIS Project Leader
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