Re: Twinax Card and Win95

On 02-May-97, Carl Gerlach wrote:
>My understanding of IBM's position on the Aptiva is that it's a Home
>computer. They do not support it in a networked, business environment.
>They do have business grade computers. 

   Just last week I sat in a seminar where John Sears was picked
   on for running an Aptiva at work.  However I have seen pictures
   of Lew Greshners <sp?> office with its black Aptiva displaying
   an AS/400 screen.



>Dell Dimensions for instance are Home computers. If you don't want 
>problems and plan on buying Dell, Purchase the Optiplex model not the 
>dimension.

>Food for thought.

>Carl Gerlach
>Apex ISG

>----------
>> Pete,
>> 
>> FYI, Verna got my Aptiva working, but instead of it crashing within 
>> seconds, it took nearly 5 minutes. Hence, we closed the problem, but
I
>have 
>> since re opened it. Since you and I have Aptiva's and IBM emulation
>cards, 
>> and since they don't work together, IBM has decide that the proper
way
>to 
>> handle it is by saying, and I quote "IBM does not support the IBM
>Aptiva 
>> twinax connection to the AS/400".
>> 
>> Which to me means, Aptiva isn't interested in fixing their problem.
>It, I 
>> don't believe, isn't an IBM Rochester issue. Although, I'm not 100
>percent 
>> sure of that. But Client Access is till not working with my 95
percent
>IBM 
>> solution. (The remaining 5 percent is Win 95 which was pre-installed
>on
>the 
>> Aptiva by IBM, and is supported by IBM.)
>> 
>> So, the solution they've suggested it to return my 200 MHz Aptiva and
>"but 
>> a compatible system". Which to me means I've got to buy a DELL or
>Compaq. 
>> Oh well... That's what I get for trying to buy IBM. I never had these

>> problems when I avoided IBM PCs. Don't get me wrong, I am very 
>> disappointed. The Aptiva S90 and the newer S9C are great looking and
>great 
>> performing machines. They just don't want to work in a network or
>AS/400 
>> environment.  :(
>> 
>> Bob Cozzi
>> 
>> Bob@rpgdev.net
>> 
>> http://www.rpgdev.net
>> 
>> 
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