× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.



another good use for a desktop version would be that colleges could
actually justify the expense and might spark a bigger interest in teaching
the system and RPG programming which is good news for all System i
fans....

also i could actually afford to own a system!!!

Thanks,
Tommy Holden



"Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent by:
midrange-l-bounces+tommy.holden=thompsonmachinery.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
09/06/2007 08:34 AM
Please respond to
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


To
"'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc

Subject
RE: POWER6 now or later?






From: Booth Martin

Help me a bit here, Joe. I am trying to visualize how I would use a
desktop System i. I have this hilarious mental image of twin-ax
spreading through the plant, all from my desk. So how would I use it?

One of the big complaints I hear is that nobody can afford a System i to
work on. With low-end machines under $10K now, I suspect a desktop would
be
closer to the $5K range making it available to just about anybody serious
about wanting to learn the machine.

I'm not a big rack guy myself, so I wouldn't mind a desktop or mini-tower
version of a System i in my own setup; my two System i servers take up a
lot
of room (and power and heat) in my network. I think a smaller form factor
System i would also be a great fit in distributed environments. I could
see
a System i in a Point of Sale configuration, for example: one per local
store, with a self-contained retail store application that tied via WAN to
a
central location.

Joe



As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...

Replies:

Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.