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Roger, Have you being using any of those VB skills of yours lately? Dave ---------- > From: Roger Pence <rp@rogerpence.com> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: AS/6000 > Date: Friday, 21 January 2000 11:33 > > LS-- > > > But Roger, where can I find more details on PASE > > There aren't any details available on PASE right now. As best I know now > (and the technical stuff I know comes first-hand from those that know, not > other rumor mill pages!): PASE gets announced next Monday at Partner World > and will _not_ require recomplilation of AIX binaries. Although it's been > reported that that isn't correct, it is. It is a Unix runtime. It's on the > AS/400 today (check install licensed programs) and was slipped in several > releases ago for SmallTalk/400. At least one other AS/400 ISV figured out to > put PASE to work. PASE was never documented, nor was it ever referred to out > loud as a Unix runtime. > > Hard to say what it all means right now; at least potentially PASE (it won't > be called that when it it gets announced) would make issues like the AS/400 > needing a special Websphere port or goofy, proprietary firewall products > unnecessary. > > My guess is that many narrow-minded AS/400 shops will get their shorts in a > bunch over PASE, mistakenly thinking its a bad thing, not a good thing. It's > a good thing, for sure. Although the cynical amongst us could also make the > arguement that this is the first in a series of steps to merge the AS/400 > and RS/6000 lines.... Hmmmm... It's gonna be interesting. > > Keep your ear to the ground and watch for the announcement next week. > > rp > > PS: By way of backing up the doom and gloom of that article, have you guys > checked the dismal AS/400 4th quarter results. 1999 was a grim year for the > AS/400. > > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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