Re: *** ADMIN: 25 years -- MIDRANGE-L

I'm thinking I've been on these lists maybe 23 years - I know it was in the mid to late '90s that I first found this.

It has been a tremendous help to my career, and the community the grows from this is an amazing thing.

I'm thinking I sent an email asking a question in 1995 and a certain David Kahn replied within 15 minutes - my world was turned upside - he worked in one of the "-istans" in Asis, yet he replied almost instantly - I had just entered a different world!

So much thanks to you, David - I am honored to call you my friend!

Cheers
Vern

On 6/1/2018 4:39 PM, Therrien, Paul wrote:

Now THAT's history!

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 2:09 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: *** ADMIN: 25 years

Oh, no, you don't get off so easy, Mr. Gibbs. We must hearken back to days of yore. First there was The Midrange System BBS, started in 1988 (I do believe), and then...

For your reading pleasure:

     David Gibbs
     1:115/439

                           MIDRANGE SYSTEMS ECHO

     I am in the process of forming a new echo for professional
     computer users. It will be similar in concept to the MAINFRAME
     echo, but will be for IBM System/34, 36, 38, and AS/400 mini-
     computer users (also known as MIDRANGE computers). The area tag
     will be (obviously) MIDRANGE.

     Midrange Systems have become a major part of IBM's plan for the
     future, and I feel that many of our users would find an echo
     dedicated to these system usefull. Topics currently being
     discussed include SAA, communications, CASE, and programming.

     If you would be interested in carrying this echo, please contact
     me. I can be reached at 1:115/439 or on my system, The Midrange
     System BBS, at 312-439-9679 (708-439-9679 after November 11th).

     David Gibbs, SysOp
     The Midrange System BBS
     1:115/439

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     FidoNews 6-44                Page 8                   30 Oct 1989

That, sir, was some serious vision.

Folks:

While we were celebrating 30 years of IBM i (System i, iSeries, &
AS/400 too) I noticed that midrange.com will be 25 years old in October.

I'm sure I'll say it again ... but I'd like to thank everyone who has
helped make midrange.com a vibrant & useful part of the IBM i community.

david

p.s. Strictly speaking, the Midrange System BBS is older than that ...
but I'm basing the age on when I registered the midrange.com domain.

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