RE: What IS an "AS/400" ??????

Not anymore.  They have phased out their AS/400s for NTs.  If I've ever
wished I could be a fly on any wall anywhere in the world, it would have to
be in their computer room during this.  

Or would I rather be in the users cubes listening to them moan?  Hmmm...
tough choice.

Bradley V. Stone
BVS/Tools
http://www.bvstools.com




> -----Original Message-----
> From: aguiar, rick [mailto:aguiar_rick@emc.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 1:39 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: What IS an "AS/400" ??????
> 
> 
> last update was that Microsoft was running their business on 
> AS/400, and not
> NT...
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Fritz [mailto:JFritz@sharperimage.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 11:04 AM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: What IS an "AS/400" ??????
> 
> 
> Bill Gates has said in the past that the dominance of 
> Microsoft products is
> due to their being technically superior to the competition.  
> Not everyone
> agrees with him. <g>
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry Bolhuis [mailto:lbolhui@ibm.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 5:52 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: What IS an "AS/400" ??????
> > 
> > 
> > Joel,
> > 
> > > Race is not always to the swift.  Despite what Bill Gates 
> > has said about the
> > > success of his products, technical superiority does not 
> > guarantee market
> > > dominance. <g>
> > 
> >   I am confused?! (normal condition) Are you trying to say 
> > that Bill Gates is
> > claiming technical superiority?  Because if he is then it is 
> > he that is
> > confused!  Tis IBM that can and should claim technical 
> > superiority with both OS/2
> > AND OS/400.  It's marketing stupidity that's IBM's claim to 
> > f(l)ame! <bg>
> > 
> > - Larry
> > 
> > -- 
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