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

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's why I call it "the mainframe" as opposed to "the server". It makes
the guy who signed the purchase order feel more important.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:06 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant

In my sessions, I ask this question: Should the users even know the server
name/brand?

No one calls gmail by its server name - everyone uses the name of the
application. So, if we were to attempt to educate the users that there is
no longer an AS/400, shouldn't we take this opportunity to start
recognizing the applications by the name of the application, rather than
the hardware or the OS?

After all, we were to blame the first time around, can't we make an effort
and make it better this time around?


On 12/12/12 9:58 AM, "DrFranken" <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My signon screen looks like this: (Views best in fixed font!)
>
>                                   Sign On
>                                               System  . . . . . :
> V7R1PROD
>         iDevCloud.com                         Subsystem . . . . :
> QINTER
>                                               Display . . . . . :
> NUMBER6A1
>
>                User  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>                Password  . . . . . . . . . . . .
>                Program/procedure . . . . . . . .
>                Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>                Current library . . . . . . . . .
>
>   IIIIIIII BBBBBBBB  MMMM           MMMM      iii 7777777777      1111
>   IIIIIIII BBBBBBBBB MMMMM         MMMMM      iii 7777777777      1111
>     IIII    BBB  BBB  MMMMM MMMMM                      777        111
>     IIII    BBB  BBB  MMMMMM     MMMMMM iiii            777        111
>     IIII    BBBBBBB   MMMMMMM   MMMMMMM      iiii 777         111
>     IIII    BBBBBBB   MMM MMMM MMMM MMM       iii 777         111
>     IIII    BBB  BBB  MMM  MMMMMMM  MMM       iii 777          111
>     IIII    BBB  BBB  MMM   MMMMM   MMM       iii 777          111
>   IIIIIIII BBBBBBBBB MMMM    MMM    MMMM      iii 777   :::   1111111
>   IIIIIIII BBBBBBBB  MMMM     M     MMMM      iii 777   :::   1111111
>
>
>                                        (C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1980,
> 2009.
>
>
> On 12/12/2012 9:45 AM, Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Lol I just added this to the signon screen a few months back.
> >
> > It is Not An AS/400. It is IBM i, when your system simply MUST be up!!!
> >                   Optimized On IBM Power Systems
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tommy Holden
> >
> >
> >
> > From:   Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > Date:   12/12/2012 07:59 AM
> > Subject:        Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant
> > Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > Regardless of whether or not it is a good or horrible name, if we fight
> > it, we just look ridiculous. If we wish to support the platform, and
> > support our own future in this industry, fighting back with a personal
> > beef about a branding is just going to make us all look utterly
> > incompetent, and really does not help the future of the platform.
> >
> > IBM have given us the IBM i branding, whether we like it or not, it is
> > the
> > brand name that will be used for longer than any other on this platform.
> > Not a single one of us is skilled at marketing or branding, and
> > definitely
> > not for a company like IBM. We don't and won't get a say in the
> > branding,
> > period. It is time to get used to it, and get over our personal
> > preferences.
> >
> >
> > On 12/12/12 8:42 AM, "Mark D" <mdlkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > IBM I is a horrible name and nothing any of us can do will change that.
> > > But we sure can fight it.
>
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