RE: What is the name of the platform we work on?

I tried to keep up with the changes, finally settled on iSeries for
myself (and agreeing I find the most information searching that way),
but many here in the shop still use AS400 and we consider them
interchangeable.

Often, it's just 'the mainframe'.

Occasionally, it's 'the one that doesn't require a team of
administrators and technicians and continuing disk expansion'
(that one I'll use when talking to the MS people just to get a
rise out of them)

Jim





Quality is not an act, it is a habit

Aristotle

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffrey M. Carey
Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2009 14:26
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: What is the name of the platform we work on?

As of Power5 systems, the hardware is a Power system. As of V6R1, the
operating system is IBM i. V5R4 is technically i5/OS. Pre-Power5
hardware is technically System i (which IBM held was the name
retroactively for the whole family from B to 8xx and Power5 before they
called them Power).

Makes it so clear, doesn't it!

All I know is IBM i and System i are pretty much impossible to Google,
so my job searches are all for AS400 (AS/400 also messes up searches),
iSeries and i5. iSeries actually seems the most used.


-----Original Message-----

From: Shannon ODonnell <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Jul 7, 2009 8:14 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: What is the name of the platform we work on?

It did?

What is it now? An unpronounceable symbol?



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:10 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: What is the name of the platform we work on?

What is the name of the platform we work on?

Did I just hear that the name is changed yet again?!?!

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