Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark

I don't see any benefit in fighting it - as you yourself say, nothing we 
do will change it - so I think it's better to accept what is. And give 
gentle hints or reminders to others we talk to.

OK - enough of sounding a little like Trevor - which ain't all bad, eh? 
Without the accent! Uffda!

Vern

On 12/12/2012 7:42 AM, Mark D wrote:
> IBM I is a horrible name and nothing any of us can do will change that. But we sure can fight it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 12, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > You should call it IBM i. That is the current Operating System name, and
> > if you want to look current on your CV, you should be up to date. Of
> > course, you should also include that you have had experience with AS/400,
> > iSeries. You may also reference OS/400 and i5/OS, and make a note that IBM
> > i runs on Power Systems.
> >
> > It is important that you look like you are up to date. Otherwise, you will
> > be getting a job coding RPGII or RPGIII and miss out on all the cool new
> > stuff that a modern IBM i can do.
> >
> > FWIW, there was never such a thing as i5. There was a System i5 for a
> > short time - maybe a month, but that was actually a System i before the
> > branding was finalized. And i5/OS was the name of the operating system for
> > only 2 years.