RE: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence

["Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tandy,
There is name I have not heard in years 

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ingvaldson, Scott
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:59 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence

The interface to a modern Corvette is still a gas pedal and a steering
wheel, just like it was in 1954.  

I would argue that the flaw is in allowing others to claim that this
comparison is not valid.  Cosmetically a new i5 looks as much like a B20 as
a modern Dell looks like a 1989 Tandy 5000 MC.
http://www.buildorbuy.org/tandy89.html

If your Corvette came with night-vision goggles and a joystick would you
refuse to use them?

Regards,
 
Scott Ingvaldson
iSeries System Administrator
GuideOne Insurance Group
 

-----Original Message-----
date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:03:40 -0400
from: "Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence

The flaw in the comparison is that while the modern Corvettes and Mustangs,
like the System i, have completely different hardware under the hood from
what the originals had.  The Corvettes and Mustangs, unlike the System i,
have changed appearances.

Sure you can recognize the legacy Corvette look, in the modern Corvettes.
But you'd never mistake a 2006 Corvette for 1967.

On the System i, however the green screen looks the same as it always has.
Sure, you've got ops-nav and web based interfaces.  But for way, way to may,
the only familiar interface to the System i is the green screen.


Charles Wilt