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M$ used to have a picture of an AS400 in their WinXP tour...  See it here:
http://www.ignite400.org/html/xptour.htm

This never ceases to make my laugh..... <vbg>

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-297-2863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:40 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: List of large iSeries companies


OK Fine, I would love to see the actual data center that is all, I also
heard this rumor, but is it true?
> When M$ was starting up, they needed scalable computers to run their
> stuff.
> They paid a lot of money to have it written.  There was a rumor about 5 or
> 6 years ago that they attempted to move their applications to several
> hundred NT servers, and it failed and they moved back.
>
> Al
>
> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>
> 400>390
>
> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
>
> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
>
> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
>
> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
> http://www.as400connection.com
>
>
>
>
>              steema@diskhaven.
>              com
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>              midrange-l-bounce         "Midrange Systems Technical
>              s@xxxxxxxxxxxx            Discussion"
>                                        <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>                                                                         cc
>              02/23/2006 04:20
>              PM                                                    Subject
>                                        Re: List of large iSeries companies
>
>              Please respond to
>              Midrange Systems
>                  Technical
>                 Discussion
>              <midrange-l@midra
>                  nge.com>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I am not doubting you Al, but I find it hard to believe that they wouldn't
> use their own products exclusively.
>
> How do you know what you stated to be the truth?
>
>> They have "outsourced" their application that was initially written for
>> them by Arthur Andersen as a form of their "Mac Pac" software which they
>> first ran on System/38.
>>
>> Al
>>
>> Al Barsa, Jr.
>> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>>
>> 400>390
>>
>> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
>> e gads
>>
>> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
>>
>> 914-251-1234
>> 914-251-9406 fax
>>
>> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
>> http://www.taatool.com
>> http://www.as400connection.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>              Booth Martin
>>              <booth@xxxxxxxxxx
>>              om>
> To
>>              Sent by:                  Midrange Systems Technical
>>              midrange-l-bounce         Discussion
>>              s@xxxxxxxxxxxx            <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
> cc
>>
>>              02/23/2006 12:46
> Subject
>>              PM                        Re: List of large iSeries
> companies
>>
>>
>>              Please respond to
>>              Midrange Systems
>>                  Technical
>>                 Discussion
>>              <midrange-l@midra
>>                  nge.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Microsoft uses i5?  I doubt it, other than for r&d.  Wal-Mart is a unix
>> shop I believe?
>>
>> Doug Hart wrote:
>>> 8^)
>>>
>>> It's the top of the US Fortune 500.  Can anyone remove any of these
>>> names
>>> knowing that they (or their subsidiaries) DON'T have an AS/400,
>>> iSeries,
>> i5?
>>>
>>>
>>> Better post quickly before David moves this to the non-tech list.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Hart
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Candidi
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:48 AM
>>> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
>>> Subject: RE: List of large iSeries companies
>>>
>>> That's a pretty impressive list. Is that current and where did it come
>> from?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Hart
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:40 AM
>>> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
>>> Subject: RE: List of large iSeries companies
>>>
>>> 1     Wal-Mart Stores
>>> 2          Exxon Mobil
>>> 3          General Motors
>>> 4          Ford Motor
>>> 5          General Electric
>>> 6          ChevronTexaco
>>> 7          ConocoPhillips
>>> 8          Citigroup
>>> 9          American Intl. Group
>>> 10         Intl. Business Machines
>>> 11         Hewlett-Packard
>>> 12         Berkshire Hathaway
>>> 13         Home Depot
>>> 14         Verizon Communications
>>> 15         McKesson
>>> 16         Cardinal Health
>>> 17         Altria Group
>>> 18         Bank of America Corp.
>>> 19         State Farm Insurance Cos
>>> 20         J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
>>> 21         Kroger
>>> 22         Valero Energy
>>> 23         AmerisourceBergen
>>> 24         Pfizer
>>> 25         Boeing
>>> 26         Procter & Gamble
>>> 27         Target
>>> 28         Dell
>>> 29         Costco Wholesale
>>> 30         Johnson & Johnson
>>> 31         Marathon Oil
>>> 32         Time Warner
>>> 33         SBC Communications
>>> 34         Dow Chemical
>>> 35         Albertson's
>>> 36         Morgan Stanley
>>> 37         MetLife
>>> 38         Walgreen
>>> 39         United Technologies
>>> 40         UnitedHealth Group
>>> 41         Microsoft
>>> 42         United Parcel Service
>>> 43         Lowe's
>>> 44         Archer Daniels Midland
>>> 45         Sears Roebuck
>>> 46         Safeway
>>> 47         Lockheed Martin
>>> 48         Medco Health Solutions
>>> 49         Motorola
>>> 50         Intel
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Hart
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Barrett
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:25 AM
>>> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
>>> Subject: List of large iSeries companies
>>>
>>> I was asked today to see if I could get a list of 20 to 30 larger
>> companies
>>> that are using the iSeries.  Does anyone know where a list like this
>> could
>>> be found?
>>>
>>>
>>> Bruce Barrett
>>> PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.
>>> 3003 Oak Road
>>> Walnut Creek, CA 94597
>>> 925-658-6152
>>> 510-520-4263 Cell
>>> bruce.barrett@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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>> -----------------------------------
>> Booth Martin
>> http://martinvt.com
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