Re: Offload from the AS/400

Excerpts from midrange-l: 5-Nov-97 Offload from the AS/400 "Art
Tostaine, Jr."@crec (3067*) 

> The problem is that the 400 is slow, and they need a solution.  The MIS
> exec has 
> all but convinced my previously happy client that they need to "offload" some 
> applications from the AS/400.  Get some things down to the PC's. 

<silly type=analogy> 
"My wife just had triplets, and so my 5 year-old station wagon is
suddenly too small to carry us all.  I don't think I can afford a
minivan (but haven't priced them lately); I'm thinking that if I just
duct-tape a couple of strollers to the bumper..." 
</silly> 

Seriously, I'm sure that the marketing types have got some references
you can use...  I mean, the lowest end /400 is what?  ...about $8K? 
Sure, it goes up from there, but the RISC boxes can handle a lot more
than the CISC boxes could, given the same budget/footprint/$$$. 

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