RE: Free OS/400 -- MIDRANGE-L

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Jim wrote:
Gee, maybe IBM had the right idea when they created the Interactive Feature
pricing structure.  By charging a small fortune for the green screen
interface maybe it will force us to start using the system as a server
instead of as a baby mainframe.
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I'd tend to agree, if only they gave us a decent migration path.  Webfacing
is a poor solution; it's really just a glorified screen-scraper.  But then
again, the concept of moving an existing program from monolithic green
screen to a true client/server design is a lot of work that can't easily be
packaged and sold, and developing a standard client/server infrastructure is
a lot of work which doesn't immediately benefit IBM's bottom line.

Joe

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