Re: Cheaper Servers?

[Dr Syd Nicholson <sydnic@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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rob@dekko.com wrote:

>The only freedom of choice you are giving for the console is who makes the
>terminal, keyboard and mouse.  Wouldn't you still be locking them into a
>client of some sort, be it xWindows, 5250 or some other thing?
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>And if you are talking xWindows:
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Yes - this has to be better than not having a stand alone iSeries. Your
PC can be a stand alone system can it not. For basic operations such as
SAVSYS, etc. some form of 5250 is probable.

>>primarily administrative
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>People are quite enamored with the 5250 client, be it good, bad or
>indifferent.  What would be the rush to xWindows?  Many do not seem to be
>willing to change to Op's nav or anything else for that matter.
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Ops Nav is here whether we like it or not. It is IBMs stated intention
to put all control via Ops Nav and eventually eliminate the green
screen. What we should concentrate on is "How can we make Ops Nav better
than its is?"

>>demos
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>What would you demo on xWindows?
>- 5250?
>- web applications
>- Client Server applications based on the prospects current client set?
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If one is trying sell applications, it would depend on the application.
- but if one is trying to sell a machine, what better than being to
demonstrate the system to client, either on site or otherwise. Potential
customers who use NT are not going be tempted by a box with a flaky
console, that has no natural GUI, is not that intuitive, etc, etc. The
market for iSeries is as a server, IBM want to replace NT server farms
with iSeries systems, but NT users are extremely resistant. They need to
feel comfortable that they are making the right choice.

Syd Nicholson
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