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It appears IBM subscribes to a corollary of (2). (2a) A new name implies new technology. (2b) The newer the name, the newer the technology. Lou Forlini wrote: > At 3:43 PM -0500 4/10/06, Trevor Perry wrote: >> Everybody around here calls it an AS/400 because of (1) familiarity, not >> grammar, and (2) they are afraid of learning new technology - and calling it >> the old name, and using it the old way means no change of underwear. > > I certainly plead "guilty" to (1), but I laugh openly at the > generalization you proceed to at (2). I am not "afraid" of new > technology, but only weary of wasting resources on learning your > constantly-changing aliases. > > Regards, > > - Lou Forlini > Software Engineer > System Support Products, Inc.
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