Re: Let's give the box a name WE like, and force IBM to use it!

I'm a multisplendored computer guy...I can support the

AS/400;
iSeries;
i5.

Three radically, totally, crazy different machines. My rates are going
up.

On Wed, 19 May 2004 11:45:34 -0400, "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
said:
> i like i5....
> i like the iSeries.mySeries campaign
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/iseriesmyseries/
> i like they are doing a major roadshow to get the word out.
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/bigevent/
> i like they did a "to management" video (see "Presentations & videos in
> right column)
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/announce/
> more videos
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/iseriesmyseries/videos.html
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/nation/videos.html
> i like the posters and presentation material (spread the word) (we need a
> monster coffee cup?)
> and waiting for the screen saver...
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/iseriesmyseries/downloads.html
> i even like i can wear an iSeries tech shirt when onsite at customers
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/iseriesmyseries/apparel.html
> 
> ibm is marketing the box - be happy!
> the name change allows ibm increased exposure in the media, and signals
> to
> business this
> is something new. Name any other computer co that kept the same product
> name
> for 16 years?
> for customers who are "as/400 oriented" i call it an iSeries i5, the next
> generation of AS/400's.
> "i"mho
> jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Let's give the box a name WE like, and force IBM to use it!
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> 
> > rick.baird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > IBM can't seem to decide on a name, so let's do it for them.
> > > AsIsI5?  nah.  to effeminate....
> > > any suggestions?
> >
> > How about LCARS?   Nah, too Star Trek. . . ;-)
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