Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!

Trevor Perry wrote:
> Keith,
> 
> The people who are unwilling to change the perception ARE the people who are 
> stuck in their green screen. Users and programmers being unable to change 
> does not make the System i5 a legacy system. Those are legacy users on a 
> modern system.

Sure.  But if these folks are the majority, they create the perception
for others and this can kill a system.


> Most applications that are business related ARE modal, whether you run them 
> through a web interface or not. I have personally been involved with 
> transformations of 5250 applications into GUI applications that are easier 
> to use and increase user productivity while remaining a modal application. 
> You have system design and browser technology mixed up.

You're certainly entitled to your own opinion Trevor.


> As for costs, replacing a system is much more expensive than leveraging 
> existing systems and modernizing them in MOST cases. More often than not, 
> legacy applications are thrown out due to the inability of the IT department 
> to understand modernization or the vendors ability to deceive a customer 
> into believing that a graphical application has more depth of business 
> functionality than a legacy application.

If true, then you just need to get the word out.