RE: RE: USDA Agency Looks to Consolidate 2,384 AS/400s

["Raby, Steve" <agnictsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And this is why a lot of companies like the green screen dumb terminals it does 
EXACTLY what they want why spend thousands getting functionality and equipment 
that is never used to its full capacity. And I know some people have said well 
they still have to pay for support on the old kit, well they have to spend for 
support on the new stuff too don't they? And lets face it there is only one 
reason that the computers are here and we have jobs and that is to keep the 
businesses going, much as we would all like to do new stuff all the time, 
customers are happy when something works as they want it and are loath to 
change, it is their box and software after all no matter what we would like to 
think.

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Verzonden: dinsdag 9 januari 2007 19:24
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Onderwerp: Re: RE: USDA Agency Looks to Consolidate 2,384 AS/400s


> ... it's the old creaky software that is dooming these 2400
> AS/400's.

Who has said it's creaky old software?
There are many reasons some orgs keep old software, and one 
reason is that maybe the software does exactly what they need.
I just replaced a Baby/36 (windoze server running 36 code)
with an i5. I tried all kinds of ways to sell them new features,
functions, etc, but all they wanted was a stable platform to run 
their existing code. They are very happy. 
IBM and others make money when they can sell something, so a happy
stable customer with few needs does not get their attention. 
USDA may need better software, or maybe not....
Old (legacy)  <> bad. There are lots of ways to consolidate this 
without 
a rewrite.
jim