Re: IBM overhauls iSeries for the long haul

["Steve Landess" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Jim Franz wrote:
> > 
> > most common answer from management
> > is "if it's working, why fix/change..."
> 
> 
> Then James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> Exactly my own reason why QuestView still runs on V2R3 (although some of
> its capabilities require V4 or later), and why ThinView still runs on
> V4R2, and why Wintouch still runs on V4R4. Why should we throw away
> perfectly good boxes, or stop supporting perfectly good OS releases,
> just because they're not state-of-the-art?

James, 

Although not currently a customer, I appreciate your philosophy.  
I'll certainly refer business your way if I ever have the chance.

On the other hand, IBM often seems to be on another planet 
when it comes to supporting their installed customer base...

Regards,
Steve