RE: Who's running what?

["Leland, David" <dleland@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We are running vanilla.  Sure made our conversion to V2R4 easy (although
not painless) and I'm anticipating going to V2R5 this year yet.

Dave

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> From:         Dave Shaw[SMTP:dshaw1@infoave.net]
> Reply To:     MAPICS-L@midrange.com
> Sent:         Thursday, March 04, 1999 9:11 PM
> To:   MAPICS-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Who's running what?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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.
> 
> ---
> Dave Shaw, General Nutrition, Greenville, SC
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