Re: AS/400 heritage

What a waste of ink!  Why not publish some stories telling us why IBM
refuses to effectively market the iSeries to those outside its
established customer base?  Why not accept submissions from those on
this and other lists who have great ideas as to how this can be
accomplished?  Why tell us about the old boxes when we are more
interested in the future of the platform?

Evelyn Hoover wrote:
> 
> iSeries Magazine is launching a new feature that will allow readers to take
> a look back at some early AS/400 boxes and related hardware. And, we'd like
> some help with this feature, which have called "Heritage." Each month,
> beginning in June, we will publish a photograph of an older computer
> (System/36, System/38 or early AS/400) or peripheral device (e.g., a disk
> drive or storage device). Accompanying the photo will be a description of
> the machine's capabilities -- everything from its speeds and feeds to its
> dimensions and weight.
> 
> We've collected the photos, but we need your stories. For example, tell us
> if you used one of the first AS/400s, and what you used it for. What
> features made it so great for the time? What were its limitations? Were
> your loyalties to the System/36 or the System/38, and why?
> 
> If you take a couple of minutes to share your memories, you just might find
> your words in iSeries Magazine (and we'll send you a t-shirt if we publish
> your story). Send your questions, comments, reflections and anecdotes to:
> Neil Tardy, iSeries Magazine senior editor, neiltardy@us.ibm.com.
> 
> Evelyn Hoover
> Managing Editor
> iSeries Magazine
> (507) 286-6853 T/L 456-6853
> e-mail: evelynhoover@us.ibm.com
> Web site: http://www.the400resource.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
> +---
+---
| 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
+---