RE: Renaming RPG

I think there are pros and cons to the acronym. <g>


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Joel Fritz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: York, Albert [mailto:albert.york@nissan-usa.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:31 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Renaming RPG
>
>
> I think that's an excellent idea.
>
> Considering the history of RPG I think a good name would be Phoenix.
>
> On the AS/400 it could be abbreviated PHX, as in CRTPHXPGM.
>
> Albert York
>
>
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From:   Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) [SMTP:ALBartell@taylorcorp.com]
>       Sent:   Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:19 AM
>       To:     'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
>       Subject:        Renaming RPG
>
>       I was just thinking that maybe RPG (Report Program
> Generator) should
> be
>       renamed. . .
>
>       Not that we need one more name change within IBM, but in reality
> most of the
>       name changes that have happened were because the
> initial name didn't
>       adequately describe what the product was or the product
> was named
>       prematurely.  Maybe the acronymn just needs to be
> changed to include
> more
>       buzz word's -- Reliable, Progressive, Guaranteed.
>
>       I don't know when RPG first came about, but I am guessing that
> todays RPG is
>       a far cry from where it started.  Maybe when they allow
> us to create
> our own
>       data types they can name it Rava (instead of Java;-).
>
>       Just thinking out loud,
>       Aaron Bartell
>
>
>
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