RE: VisualAge RPG for AS/400?

>This isn't 1965, so why should
>the users be punished with an 
>interface that fits that era?

Why does a data entry clerk need the internet or anything BUT a green
screen, dumb terminal to enter the data???

>and most (over 95%) of our
>users prefer the web.

Yea...  I like to scan the net also... load and play games, pictures
of my kids, and screw off too...   Kind of like what I am doing now...

My 2 Cents...

Eurrat

---- Original Message ----
From: bpiotrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: VisualAge RPG for AS/400?
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:51:01 -0500

>
>Thanks, Booth.
>
>Since I was born and bred on a Windows platform, I don't really have
>an
>interest in green screens (unless it is absolutely necessary).  I
>love
>the iSeries for its stability, but I hate it's legacy UI.
>
>I absolutely loathe the green screen.  This isn't 1965, so why should
>the users be punished with an interface that fits that era?
>
>A lot of our programs are developed for both web and green screen (gs
>to
>keep the old-schoolers from complaining), and most (over 95%) of our
>users prefer the web.
>
>The only problem I see with VRPG (and please correct me if I'm wrong
>on
>this point) is that the application(s) have to be installed on each
>and
>every workstation.  I like using the web interface because all of our
>workstations already have the functionality, so there's no software
>to
>install.
>
>Brian.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Booth Martin [mailto:booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:25 PM
>To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
>Subject: Re: VisualAge RPG for AS/400?
>
>Two things that will interest you.  :)
>
>If someone knows VB or VC++ then of course they'd use those.  However
>us
>
>old RPG folks already know RPG, so Visual Age RPG is a logical
>extension
>
>of our skills.  IBM provided the means for us green screeners to
>update 
>our applications to GUI but we ignored the opportunity.
>
>Visual Age RPG is for the iSeries.  It deploys on Windows, but it is
>for
>
>the iSeries.  The product builds either Windows dll's  or Java
>thingies,
>
>Here's a couple of screen shots of VARPG applications if you are
>interested.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/dx7bc
>
>
>
>Brian Piotrowski wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I understand that there is a VisualAge RPG for Windows (why anyone
>> wouldn't just use VB or VC++ is beyond me, but that's another
>> discussion).
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Why hasn't IBM created the same program for the iSeries?  I
>understand
>> we have WSDC and CODE, but why not VisualRPG?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Brian.
>> 
>>  
>> 
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>> 
>> Brian Piotrowski
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>>  
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>
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