RE: Another iSeries bites the dust

["Wintermute, Sharon" <Sharon.Wintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One of my clients is still using his V3R2 150 to run his auto parts
store.  Software works fine, system stays up. Hes happy.  The one time
he lost a drive and it took me a few days to find another one, he kept
running hoping the raid set wouldn't fail before I could get there. 

No that's one tough system.


Sharon 

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James HH. Lampert
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:48 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Another iSeries bites the dust

The problem is the very thing that endears the AS/400 to me: it defies
planned obsolescence. Somewhere out there, somebody is probably still
using a D-series box, maybe even a B-series box. While we haven't had to
ship out a CISC edition of QuestView since before our D02 died, that
doesn't mean nobody's still using CISC hardware.

Hopefully, by the time IBM stops building new variations on the AS/400,
it'll be time for me to retire anyway. Maybe go back to driving (and
maintaining) a Zamboni. The skills are about the same.

--
JHHL