Re: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence

["Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just like the original IBM PC moved from DOS and green to Windows (hmmmm, 
how long ago was that??), you might want to consider that a modern GUI 
interface would render the naysayers silent. A more complex green screen 
character block mode terminal would not fare as well..


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James H H Lampert"
Subject: Re: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence


> Don't ask me. I'm still puzzled by the idea that people
> would want to clutter up their Windoze/Mac/Linux screen
> with emulation sessions instead of using a real terminal.
> Maybe if more users had the common sense to insist on real
> terminals, 5250 terminal development would have advanced
> as far as X-terminal development, and things like
> programmable mouse button support and GUI elements that
> are doable on 348x terminals would actually have some
> operating system (not to mention SDA) support.
>
> (Think of it this way: something that comes in a box
> marked "Roland," "Korg," "Yamaha," or "Casio," and plugs
> into a wall, and plays through speakers, is AN EMULATOR.
> Something that has real pipes, blown by real wind, or real
> strings, either struck by real hammers or plucked by real
> picks [whether made of quills, leather, or Delrin], and
> has a nameplate that says "Flentrop," "Steinway," or "John
> Challis," is THE REAL THING.)
>
> --
> JHHL