RE: iSeries Misconceptions

We've had quite a few customers that are brand new to the AS400 world. One
of them dropped their Unix app to go with our AS400 based one. 

We develop our package fully in RPGIV. We have a GUI package that goes over
the top of our pacakge, if a customer wants it.

-Moe
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Kevin R Mohondro                kmohondro@salepoint.com
Software Engineer                         (858)373-2012                
SalePoint Corporate Retail Solutions      San Diego, CA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Dixon [mailto:rob.dixon@erros.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 12:23 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: iSeries Misconceptions
> 
> 
> David
> 
> David Gibbs wrote:
> 
> > At 05:37 PM 8/5/2001, you wrote:
> > > > How many AS400 end-users have bought a system to 
> develop a brand new
> > > > application on?
> > >if so, then the company that Rob was dealing with is 
> correct: RPG is
> > >just for legacy.
> >
> > I disagree ... I think a better question would be "How many 
> AS400's have
> > been acquired for NEW installation of software".   A 
> software package isn't
> > legacy the day you purchase it.
> 
> I agree with you, so if anyone knows of any such new iSeries 
> installations, then
> please post them (I don't necessarily need to know their names).
> 
> In addition, since I imagine that, by legacy systems, they 
> mean 5250, which of
> you is developing (or knows of other companies developing) on 
> the iSeries
> client/server (thick or thin) or using Java or CGI or VRPG 
> etc., to develop
> non-5250 interfaces?
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Rob
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