RE: Which Desktop best for i5/OS Connectivity

["Wilt, Charles" <WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 10:47 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Which Desktop best for i5/OS Connectivity
>
> And since it's a closed system (access to i5/OS), IBM has total
> control over the interfaces (and therefore products) that will be
> used. So, if Rational doesn't build the interfaces/programs to access
> i5/OS from Linux or Windows...well, I guess that will tell us
> something about direction, won't it?

Is it really?  I was under the impression that WDSCi and RDi used the standard i5/OS interfaces which
are publically documented.

Anybody know for sure?

So we as a community could write our own...but I'm guessing we won't.  I'd love to be involved in such
a project, my wife, 21 mo old and 1 mo old might not appreciate it though. ;)


Charles Wilt 
Software Engineer
CINTAS Corporation - IT 92B
513.701.1307

wiltc@xxxxxxxxxx



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