RE: Thats all folks!

Joe, your statements speak volumes.  :-)

Have a great holiday.

Ray Shahan

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans", John Lennon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Pluta [SMTP:joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:07 PM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Thats all folks!
>
> > From: Shahan, Ray
> >
> > <ahem>, folks, this is the AS400 newbie (18 year hp veteran), and I'd
> like
> > to offer a different point. All of you speak of the AS400 in
> > terms of  it's
> > 'better than anything else out there'...let's just clear that up
> > quickly...it isn't.
>
> I'm never going to let this statement slide.  The AS/400 is the best
> business application development platform out there, period.  Any
> application that has to do with ledgers and accounts and inventory and all
> that sort of good stuff, runs best on an AS/400.  RPG is the best language
> for writing that type of busniess logic, although there are COBOL people
> who
> might disagree.
>
> No other platform matches the AS/400 in this type of environment for ease
> of
> development, scalability, and total cost of ownership.  Nothing.  If you
> disagree, please show me some numbers.
>
> Joe
>
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