Re: Who's running what?

[Dave Shaw <dshaw1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Bob Randall <BLR@Airxcel.com>

>I missed the original question, but the subject seems explanatory.
>
>We are running MAPICS II on a System36, have been for many years the way I
>hear it. I have been with this company about a year now. I am in the
process
>of converting to MAPICS XA R4 on an AS/400 9406-620. We are having custom
>changes made to MAPICS, I don't like that, but have no choice at the
moment.
>Will be using a lot of TCP/IP and Client Access. Major changes, including
>implementing email and Internet access using Domino and Firewall on the
>AS/400 as well. (Did I hear someone say something about eggs in one
basket?)
>This eventually will include several remote locations I have just connected
>using Frame Relay. We will have to integrate information from two of those
>locations, one running Dataworks on an HP/9000 and one running Symix on an
>RS/6000. (Oh what a tangled web...)
>
>I had NO AS/400 or MAPICS experience, and have had no training (woe is me
>;-) ). I come from an extensive mainframe (ES/9000) background, and less
>extensive PC/LAN systems. It has been interesting.
>
>Boy I got wordy ;-)

It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. <grin>

Sounds like you have a very full plate - pretty much like everyone else
who's answered so far, except a bit more so.

What kind of mods are being made to MAPICS?  That suggests another
question - is anyone running it vanilla?  We're certainly not, we have hacks
all over the beast.  Makes it fun at new release time.

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