Re[2]: Happy Birthday !

     Lets just hope that extinct doesn't come into the picture. By my view, 
     even though the as400 is ten years old, the architecture that defined 
     the as400 was, and still is, light years ahead of "mainstream" 
     systems. That the technology has been able to adapt and modernize is 
     notable if not newsworthy. 
     
     Why isn't IBM more willing to promote the AS400? As far as my boss 
     here is concerned, the AS400 hasn't changed at all since it was called 
     S/38. The bad perceptions people hold in their mind won't just go away 
     if IBM just ignores this. People need to be informed about WHY the 
     AS400 is superior. What really gets me is hardly anyone want's to be 
     on the bleeding edge of technology. Product maturity and stability are 
     considered paramount when purchasing mission critical 
     hardware/software systems. Seems the AS400 must be too stable for the 
     industry to handle. 
     
     What could anyone do with a machine that can run 24/7 without fail for 
     years, that is fully capable of serving Domino apps and web pages. Why 
     use an as400 with it integrated communications, security, and 
     management features, that allow the machine to be operated at reduced 
     cost and complexity. Why not just give all your money to B.G. and MS 
     now and let them tell you where you're going today, and tomorrow.....
     


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Subject: Re: Happy Birthday ! 
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INTERNET
Date:    6/22/98 11:00 PM


Heard a presentation from an AS/400 executive a couple of weeks ago and she 
emphasized the fact that IBM was intentionally not going to publisize the 
10th anniversary of the AS/400 ... she said that this strategy was because 
IBM didn't want to give the impression that the AS/400 was OLD ... she 
thanked us all for being such loyal customers and wished us a quiet "Happy 
Birthday" ...  
     
     
At 03:03 PM 6/22/98 -0500, you wrote: 
>Happy Birthday to you,
>Happy Birthday to you,
>Happy Birthday dear dinosaur ...
>
>
>Could it be that that is IBM's true opinion of the AS/400 ? 
>
>Well, here it is, one day past the 10th anniversary of the AS/400 
>announcement, half a million systems shipped,  and where are the 
>marching bands, the TV ads, the billboards, the big AS/400 hot air 
>balloons floating across the countryside, the 400 homing pigeons 
>released from Times Square, the ANYTHING from IBM ?????
>
>There's not even a bloody birthday cake with 10 candles at 
>http://as400.rochester.ibm.com/
>just a cop looking for id ferchirssakes !  (Well, maybe he's asking the 
>AS/400 for id because it's ONLY 10 years old ?).
>Try the "What's New" link - nothing.
>Try the "News and Events" link - nothing.
>Try the "Recent news items about AS/400" or "AS/400 Press Releases" 
>links
>- NOTHING, BUGGER ALL, NOT A SAUSAGE ! 
>
>Anyone would think IBM was ASHAMED of the AS/400 and AFRAID to make any 
>noise about the fact it's 10 years old.
>
>Now admittedly I haven't checked today's New York Times, Wall Street 
>Journal or USA Today.  Maybe there's a two line announcement in the 
>classifieds ?
>
>Has anyone seen ANYTHING ?
>Is anyone else as pi**ed off about this as I am ?
>Maybe I should just take my medication and take the rest of the day off 
>?
>
>Everybody put on your mouse ears and sing, 
>R-O-C
>H-E-S
>T-E-R-M-N
>
>Oops - gotta run - the guys in the white jackets are coming down the 
>hallway....    :-o
>
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