RE: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

It goes much deeper than just an issue of the name.  I am even seeing people
equate the rs/6000 (now called P5 or was last I checked) with something old
and outdated - NOT because of the name but because it utilizes a green
screen.  Forget about how powerful the machine is, or what it can or cannot
do.....it just doesn't look fancy and therefore must be old and antiquated.

I am ** NOT ** espousing that we toss out the green screen, contrary to what
others here think, it is a perception issue that runs deeper than just a
name issue alone and blaming it on the name is being far too simplistic in
my HUMBLE opinion.


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 9:14 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

Does anyone know of anyone using Windows XP but refers to it as Windows 
95? 

The same with our system. 

AS/400 = Win95
iSeries = Win98/2000
i5 = XP/Vista

If we can adapt to what M$ calls its products, and since change is an 
inherent part of our culture as IT pros, it shouldn't be difficult to 
assimilate to i5.

Regards, Jerry

Gerald Kern - MIS Project Leader
Lotus Notes/Domino Administrator
IBM Certified RPG IV Developer
The Toledo Clinic, Inc.
4235 Secor Road
Toledo, OH 43623-4299
Phone 419-479-5535
gkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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