Re: RPG Futures (was free form RPG reference)

On 10/12/06, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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hey, progress. The problem is I dont think the i5 has enough CPW to
handle feature rich data structures like limitless arrays.
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With all your comments lately I'll have to assume you're just baiting the
bear and not speaking from any facts.

not really. I do think the cheerleading that goes on here for IBM
actually hurts the system because IBM mgmt might not know how best to
improve it and what customers need.  I would like to know how PHP
style arrays can be added to RPG without the need for more CPU. Not
saying that is being asserted,  just that I assume that the lack of
CPW has kept features like this out of RPG to date.

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I cant afford to upgrade from v5r1.
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Which says one of two things:
1 - You're running on really old hardware and don't want to upgrade, or
2 - You dropped maintenance and don't want to play catch up.

2 yrs ago I bought a 170 on ebay from IBM for $2000. 460 CPW with v5r1
installed. I am still trying to make a go of it by writing software
for the i5 but that is mostly to finish what I started ( and it is an
interesting project )   V5R1 works well for me. And the system is fast
enough. You just have to be smart about the code you write.

-Steve