Re: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?

[Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

+1 to this. I don't call my MacBook Pro a PowerBook because right under the
screen, it says "MacBook Pro". The name is clearly visible to me. Every time
I turn on my work computer, I see Windows 7, not XP or 2000 or a black DOS
screen. Now, if my only interaction running IBM i applications is via 5250
or the web, there is little or no indication whether I'm running on an
AS/400, iSeries, or Power. It's all about the visibility. The users call it
"AS/400" becuase they've used the same software packages for 18+ years with
no visible indication of the platform change from AS/400 to iSeries to
System i to Power. And in the end, isn't that how it should be?

Loyd

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong...
>
> But my understanding, and I've never used a S/36 or S/38), is that
> from a green screen user's perspective, there's obvious differences
> between S/36, S/38 and AS/400....
>
> Now compare that to the difference's between AS/400, iSeries, System
> i, POWER running IBM i...
>
> It's no wonder the users still call it AS/400!
>
> Charles
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Jerry,
> >
> > It was not quite clear.
> >
> > Did you call the AS/400 a S/36, because it could run S/36 applications?
> > Did you call the AS/400 a S/38, because it could run S/38 applications?
> >
> > If the answer is yes, then calling IBM i an AS/400 is the same thing.
> > If no, then...
> > Do you call IBM i an AS/400 because it can run AS/400 applications?
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