Re: CODE400 4 Free -- CODE400-L

We would also like to see a "development" box, like a laptop.  Cripple it
all you want, as long as we can develope on it and demo on it.  We know a
laptop/400 is feasible, we just need to get IBM to understand that it would
help sell big 400's.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Taylor" <john.taylor@telusplanet.net>
To: <CODE400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: CODE400 4 Free


> Edmund,
>
> In addition to what Dave has already mentioned, can you tell us if there
> some type of beta program that developers can sign up for? With all the
> secrecy, I'm left wondering where your feedback is coming from, and
whether
> or not it is a valid representation of what the development community
would
> like to see. Personally, I have been patiently waiting for over a decade
to
> see a suite of world class development tools available for the AS/400. I'd
> love to see at least a feature list, and have the opportunity to voice an
> opinion on what works, and what doesn't.
>
> I'd also like to know if your developers "eat their own dog food". Have
any
> of them actually built a non-trivial application using the tools that
> they've created?
>
> Regards,
>
> John Taylor
> Canada
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mahadevan" <mahadevan@fuse.net>
> To: <CODE400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 12:03
> Subject: Re: CODE400 4 Free
>
>
> > Edmund:
> >
> > This is a very noble idea.  However, you still need to allow
participants
> to buy pieces.  Some
> > may want only Visual Age Java and other may just want the VA RPG etc.  I
> can understand the "copy
> > cat" idea of MS visual studio (which I do like).   But MS still allows
> individual pieces and
> > prices the MS Visual Studio attractively.  I just wish IBM comes up with
> some original ideas than
> > just mimicking MS :-)
> >
> > edmund.reinhardt@ca.ibm.com wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry Martin,
> > >
> > > I've probably already said more than the lawyers would allow me ;-)  I
> can
> > > say that from the feedback we have been getting, we think that
> developers
> > > want something like "Visual Studio" for AS/400.  One integrated
package
> of
> > > tools with one price.  No more complexities of ordering piece parts
here
> > > and there and learning the quirks of each one.  That is the strategy
we
> are
> > > actively pursuing this very minute.
> > >
> > > I am afraid that I cannot get any more specific than that.  If you
think
> > > this is right or wrong, we would be happy to hear from you.
> > >
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------------------
> > >
> > > Edmund Reinhardt, AS/400 AD Tools,  reinhard@ca.ibm.com
> > > Dept 607,   IBM Canada Lab           TL 778-4392  Phone 448-4392
> > >
> > > boothm@earth.Goddard.edu on 06/01/2000 09:11:06 PM
> > >
> > > Please respond to CODE400-L@midrange.com
> > >
> > > To:   CODE400-L@midrange.com
> > > cc:
> > > Subject:  Re: CODE400 4 Free
> > >
> > > What a great straight line!!!  I can not resist...
> > >
> > > Edmund, and that pipe would be what kind of pipe...?
> > > _______________________
> > > Booth Martin
> > > booth@martinvt.com
> > > http://www.MartinVT.com
> > > _______________________
> > >
> > > edmund.reinhardt@ca.ibm.com
> > > Sent by: owner-code400-l@midrange.com
> > > 06/01/2000 12:30 PM
> > > Please respond to CODE400-L
> > >
> > >         To:     CODE400-L@midrange.com
> > >         cc:
> > >         Subject:        Re: CODE400 4 Free
> > >
> > > "... we are taking your feedback into account and something is
> > > coming down the pipe."
> > >
> >
>
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