Re: remove blanks

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've a V3R(something) box that a previous employer gave me (he wanted to 
clear out his office).  Haven't had it turned on in quite some time, but 
it does run.  I'm thinking about going Bolhuis one better and turning it 
into a toaster. .-)


	* Jerry C. Adams
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Buck wrote:
> Scott Klement wrote:
>   
> > This is a joke right?  You think the client has an AS/400 that's so old 
> > that it can't run V3R1?!
> >
> > I'm not sure which machines fit that description.  I guess a S/38 would...
> >
> > who the heck spends money on outsourcing software development, but isn't 
> > willing to buy a new computer in 30 years?
> >     
>
> A possible scenario is that a small company has the box sitting in a 
> closet and it just runs.  Then, a regulatory change forces a code 
> change.  Having no programmers, they hire a contractor.  I believe V3R1 
> was released in 1994, and it's not unbelievable that an AS/400 would 
> just... run for that amount of time.
>