RE: Looking for like-minded programmers who use the enhancedfeaturesof 5250

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a small sign on the washing machine reminding my wife to check her
pockets.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 409-267-4027
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim
Oberholtzer
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Looking for like-minded programmers who use the
enhancedfeaturesof 5250

Really?  Back to the now the company has to provide the device, and
maintain it.

Ever wonder why so many smartphones (all brands)  are sold in the US
alone?  It's almost half of the entire population of the US (325 million at
last check)

It's because people break them, lose them, soak them in water (my wife's
favorite way to get a new phone, either the washing machine or the
grand-kids pool outside).  You'll bust the budget just maintaining these
devices for these types of workers.  They have a phone in their personal
lives, and are more careful with them because it's their money, but the
moment it's company money, all bets are off.  I'm not disparaging these
folks just reading in reality.

While I was a VP/CIO we had a traveling staff of about 70 people.  We were
buying a new phone every other week to replace lost/stolen/broken phones.
And these were professional level people.

Not every problem has a technological solution.  Sometimes a paper log is
the best method.



Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Raul Jager <raul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Smart phones do a good job at that.  Unless you need a lot of data.
>
> You get time and location for free.
>
>
> On 06/27/2018 05:32 PM, Paul Nelson wrote:
> > Think scale shack at a landfill. Think garbage truck drivers writing
down
> > which homeowner didn't set out his can during trash pickup day. Think
> > earthmover operators keeping track of how many loads of dirt they've
> hauled
> > while building a road.
> >
> > All of this is very real world stuff.
> >
> > Paul Nelson
> > Cell 708-670-6978
> > Office 409-267-4027
> > nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Booth
> > Martin
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:17 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: Re: Looking for like-minded programmers who use the enhanced
> > featuresof 5250
> >
> > What would be an example of heavy equipment operators writing data down
> > on paper?  I am trying to imagine what, in today's world, that could
> > possibly be?
> >
> >
> > On 6/27/2018 12:58 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> > > For example shifting the data
> > > entry down to heavy equipment operators down in a dirty environment
>
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