Re: Alternate Platform for RPG

I'll buy that for a dollar...

I'm also a consultant, but  I'm not trolling for clients here...I just came
here for gaining/sharing knowledge...

Vlad apparently didn't realize how prejudiced most of us are TOWARD the
AS/400.  That doesn't mean that we aren't open to other solutions, however.
I, for one, believe that you use the right tool for the job at hand.

I have been using SQL since 1985.  I DO want to learn Java,  I DO want to
learn more about VB,  I DO want to learn more about XML,  I DO want to learn
more about web development, and I am in the process of learning these
things, as time permits.  But I still have to make a living while I spend my
evening hours learning new stuff...

AND I DON'T think you have to throw the AS/400 away in order to utilize
these technologies.

As far as business-oriented systems for application development, the AS/400
is still the _best_ in my book.

And I still suspect that M$ has an AS/400 hidden somewhere doing something
important, regardless of the white paper that they published that indicated
that they got rid of them...

JMHO

Steve Landess
Austin, Texas
(512) 423-0935

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan" <dbcerpg@yahoo.com>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:53 PM
Subject: RE: Alternate Platform for RPG


> Wow, good detective work, Joe!
>
> I dunno, though, I think his motivation *is* advertising and not
> research.  I think he already knows the market, although it seems to me
> he doesn't know the "profile" of the subscribers of this list.
>
> Frankly, in my experience, the conversion of anything (with complexity
> and volume) to Oracle is a nightmare waiting to happen.  BT,DT.  Plus,
> the consensus I've gathered is that iSeries is the most stable platform
> around.  It doesn't make much sense to move mission-critical apps off
> the iSeries and onto Win-anything.
>
> Just my .02.
> - Dan
>
> --- Joe Pluta <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com> wrote:
> >
> > Actually, after seeing a similar message in COBOL400-L, I thought the
> > same
> > thing, so I did a little snooping.  As it turns out, Vladimir has
> > been doing
> > "conversions" of iSeries products for years (you can see his home
> > page at
> > http://www.dsuper.net/~cyber/ - the joy of Google).  After a little
> > research, I've come to the conclusion that he's sort of free lance
> > and
> > trying to figure out the best way to bundle all of his experience
> > into a
> > marketable product.  I think this is more "market research" than
> > advertising.
> >
> > Joe
>
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