RE: eServer iSeries or i5?

Bigblue (production) and Lightblue (development) <grin>

Not the most imaginative I suppose...

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Landess
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:30 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Cc: DBoettch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: eServer iSeries or i5?
> 
> 
> Mine:
> Bubba, Bertha, Junior and PeeWee....
> 
> (Did I mention that I'm from Texas?)
> 
> <lol>
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Boettcher" <>
> To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:00 PM
> Subject: RE: eServer iSeries or i5?
> 
> 
> > Our two have always been Mom and Dad.  Or Ma & Pa for some.
> >
> >
> >>>> bruce.barrett@xxxxxxxxxxxx 03/22/2005 12:17:51 PM >>>
> > Fred
> >
> > Bruce Barrett
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:07 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: eServer iSeries or i5?
> >
> > Whattya call the HMC?   :-))   (running for cover)
> >
> >
> > Paul Nelson
> > Arbor Solutions, Inc.
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> > pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
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> > "Bruce Barrett" <bruce.barrett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >
> > I call ours Bob.
> >
> > Bruce Barrett
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Jones, John (US)
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:49 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: eServer iSeries or i5?
> >
> > IBM eServer iSeries i5 is the current excessively long name.  I
> > consider
> > it as follows:
> >
> > IBM - Brand
> > eServer - Product line
> > iSeries - Model line
> > i5 - Model
> >
> > Thus, IBM can still call it the iSeries when it rolls to the i6, i7,
> > etc. so we retain that form of branding.  Unfortunately, 
> the OS looks
> > to
> > be getting a new name fairly frequently assuming they 
> rename to i6/OS,
> > etc. as time goes by.
> >
> > John A. Jones, CISSP
> > Americas Information Security Officer
> > Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
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> > john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Walden H. Leverich [mailto:WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:38 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: eServer iSeries or i5?
> >
> > OK, I didn't attend common, but I'm reading my copy of 
> Insider Weekly
> > and I see some Q&As from the Town Hall meeting. So,
> >
> > Q: How do we educate about name change, everyone calls it an AS/400.
> > A: "... iSeries is the name, so correct everyone..." -- Peter
> > Bingaman,
> > VP Marketing, IBM Somers
> >
> > Hmmmm, but I thought the new new name was i5, so off to
> > ibm.com/iseries
> > I go and the top of the page says "Midrange Servers: 
> iSeries", but the
> > title of the page says "IBM Midrange Servers - eServer i5 and
> > iSeries",
> > the Featured topics section starts "IBM eServer iSeries is a
> > premier...", but the green "Consolidation without disruption" case
> > study
> > above that section says "IBM eServer i5 helps..."
> >
> > So, what IS the name of the box? Are there two boxes? Peter seems to
> > be
> > rather sure that it's an iSeries, but I'm not sure the rest 
> of IBM is
> > under the same opinion.
> >
> > -Walden
> >
> > ------------
> > Walden H Leverich III
> > President & CEO
> > Tech Software
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> >
> > Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
> > (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
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