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Years ago it was rumored that there was going to be an NT version of the LAN controller software for the 3995. Anyone know more about this ? The one nice thing about LAN attached vs Direct attached 3995 drives is that multiple AS/400s can share the jukebox. The real problem is not OS/2 pc, but the likely data loss that will occur as these drives and platters get older. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MEovino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:43 PM Subject: Re: OS/2 (Was Re: iSeries (non-) Marketing - part 24,566) > > Chris, > > We have the same crap (but for VI/400, not OnDemand). I feel your pain. > > Mike E. > > > > > > Chris Whisonant > <Chris.Whisonant@com To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > porium.com> cc: > Sent by: Subject: OS/2 (Was Re: iSeries (non-) Marketing - part 24,566) > midrange-l-bounces@m > idrange.com > > > 09/10/2003 03:22 PM > Please respond to > Midrange Systems > Technical Discussion > > > > > > > Speaking of OS/2, I have an iSeries - OS/2 complaint. We currently use a > LAN-attached 3995 Optical Server for OnDemand. The only available > application is using a PC running OS/2. I understand that if you buy this > today that you have to go the OS/2 route and you have to configure it on > your own... > > However, try calling IBM for ANY support on OS/2 and you're up the creek! > Call software support and OS/2 is no longer supported. Call hardware > support and it's not supported either. You can't get support quickly on > this certain product that they still sell! > > We had some issues with migrating it from SNA to SNA over IP. We don't > have the Communications Manager cds any more (our former manager threw > them away!) Still haven't gotten it switched to SNA over IP. Anyone have > CDs? > > The key to getting support is to get your CE onsite. He will have to call > a certain IBM number (in Phoenix I believe). He will then be asked by the > person there who he is and how he got their number. Then they can argue > for a few minutes and start working. I love our CE - he's great! Basically > we never did get that SNA over IP working even with the CE here. In fact > they actually crashed the OS/2 box but we got it back. My supervisor knew > more about OS/2 than the CE - which isn't saying much. > > This is probably one of the most stable computers we have here! No joke, > but one time I remember that after we powered it down to move it that we > powered it back up and pretty much forgot about it for about a year of > daily use! No problems at all - it's rock solid. Even after our CE had to > fumble through updating levels. > > When OS/2 1.0 came out in 1987 I was probably just learning my > multiplication tables... > > Chris Whisonant > Comporium > Senior Mid-Range Systems Administrator > iSeries Certified Systems Expert > 803.326.7270 (W) > 803.326.6142 (F) > chris.whisonant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: CWHISONANT@xxxxxxxxxxx > 09/10/2003 01:19 PM > Please respond to > Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To > midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx > cc > > Subject > Re: iSeries (non-) Marketing - part 24,566 > > > > > > > Jay Maynard wrote: > > The failure of OS/2 was almost completely IBM's fault. They essentially > > didn't market it at all. This, coupled with M$'s muscle, led to PC > makers > > preinstalling Windows exclusively. (IBm had the power to break that, but > > wouldn't use it. Having power and being afraid to use it is worse than > not > > having power at all, IMAO.) > > ... > > I really don't want to get into a debate on OS/2, and I won't say > anything further on OS/2 than this. But I remember OS/2 very well, > having used it both at home and at work, long after most others had > given up on it. Sure, there were mistakes on IBM's part. But even if > they had thrown 10 times as much money into marketing it, I don't > think it would have gotten much further than it did. > > Cheers! Hans > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >
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