RE: When an AS/400 is called an iSeries

["Bentley Pearson" <BPearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lesson learned a long time ago. Never discuss tech with the WIN crowd.
They are to busy managing their "superior" platform........

Bentley Pearson 
Vice President - Information Services 
Southland National Insurance Corporation 
1812 University Blvd 
Tuscaloosa, Al 
35403 
205 345 7410 
bpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darrell A Martin
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 4:40 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: When an AS/400 is called an iSeries

Hi, Booth:

It was the 'splaining that got me in trouble in the first place. Now he 
knows that "iSeries" is just a paint job. Or thinks so, anyway.

Darrell

Darrell A. Martin  -  630-754-2141
Manager, Computer Operations
dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 06/08/2007 04:35:45 PM:

> What an opening he gave you!  Gads, what a chance to 'splain to Lucy, 
Ricky.
> Darrell A Martin wrote:
[snip]

> > Blank stare. Two or three slow blinks. Then a look of comprehension.
> >
> > "Ah ha. So the iSeries is just the old AS/400 with a different 
marketing 
> > logo? I thought it was new technology."





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