Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.

That so? So everyone else here has been expecting this but I was in denial?
Wow, sorry.

Chris Rehm
javadisciple@earthlink.net
If you believe that the best technology wins the
marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@leif.org>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.


> maybe you just haven't been paying attention?
> It is called denial...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Rehm <javadisciple@earthlink.net>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
>
>
> > Well, I'm not sure it is all doom and gloom, but I know it isn't a
> > _positive_ sign.
> >
> > I think it mostly says that the market for AS/400 specific technologies
is
> > getting smaller. Which would mean, I suppose, that if the iSeries is to
> > survive it needs to compete in more popular marketplaces.
> >
> > But what it really says to me is that the market is much further along
that
> > road than I thought. I am very sorry to hear that! It caught me off
guard,
> I
> > guess I thought I'd have heard more speculation about such an event
before
> > it happened.
> >
> > Chris Rehm
> > javadisciple@earthlink.net
> > If you believe that the best technology wins the
> > marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 7:35 AM
> > Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > UH, What do you THINK is says?! :)
> > >
> > >
> > > At 09:17 PM 7/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >I've got to say, Don, this blows my mind. Unreal. What does that say
> > about
> > > >the state of the market?
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
> > > >To: <Undisclosed recipients:>
> > > >Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:49 PM
> > > >Subject: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I just recieved a call from Shawnna Allison at Midrange Computing.
> > > > >
> > > > > The company is folding.  They told the employees that today is
their
> > last
> > > > > day.
> > > > >
> > > > > This is a bit of a shock.....
> > > > >
> > > > > Don in DC
> > > > >
> > > >
> >


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