Re: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kris,

I think I still have a copy of my MAPICS-I system reference manual
floating around somewhere...  Not been on MAPICS for a LONG time, but the
file designs are nic eto refere to from time to time when I have to do a
grounds up design....:)



On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, De Vlieger Kris wrote:

> RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")It was sad to see those logic manuals 
>disappear, there's been nothing like it since.
> I guess I'm also a fogie: 15 years MAPICS, started on MAPICS I on a S/34
> 
>                                                         Kris De Vlieger
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Philip Freimann 
>   To: 'mapics-l@midrange.com' 
>   Sent: Thursday, 16 August, 2001 03:38 PM
>   Subject: RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
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>   Glad to hear I'm not the only old fogie out there.  Do you remember when we 
>had LOGIC manuals!  Do you remember when the application manuals for some of 
>the financials were half orange and half gray - because they were half MAPICS 
>and half DMAS, CMAS or whatever?
> 
>   I moved to Maryland in 1979 with a S/3-15D running IPICS and converted to 
>MAPICS S/34 in 1980 and authored dozens of PTFs on Inventory Management.
> 
>   Do you remember when you good buy (license) ALL of the MAPICS modules for 
>far less than we pay in annual support today?
> 
>   Philip Freimann
>   IT Director
>   Crane Cams, Inc.
>   Daytona Beach, Florida
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Walker, Dale [mailto:DWalker@automaticproducts.com]
>     Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 9:26 AM
>     To: 'mapics-l@midrange.com'
>     Subject: RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
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>     Good one Kevin.  Don't forget the part of being able to heat small rooms 
>with the old 5251 CRTs.  Count me in on the old-timers-gang; my first MAPICS 
>gig was as a programmer with Mapics I on a Sys/34 back in 1983.  No....I am 
>really not that old.  I started programming when I was 12 yrs old.     ;-)
>     (yea, right)
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>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: Kevin.Gerard@fgcorp.com [mailto:Kevin.Gerard@fgcorp.com]
>       Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:47 AM
>       To: mapics-l@midrange.com
>       Subject: RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
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>       I worked with John recently and can vouch for his "Fogie-ness". ;-) ha 
>ha.    I highly suspect some of his code that he wrote 20 years ago is still 
>running, however.   I worked at a MAPICS shop that had MAPICS so long our 
>customer number was 001. (Breeze-Illinois)  Anyone remember how fun it was 
>sitting in front of the System Console, waiting for the MAPICS message "This 
>job may take some time" as it ran a COMPRESS after backup.  One time we had a 
>"keysort in place" last 71 hours as well. Bring back the 5251's.  Great 
>keyboard on those CRT's.   
> 
>       -----Original Message----- 
>       From: gcrane@johansonmfg.com [mailto:gcrane@johansonmfg.com] 
>       Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:33 AM 
>       To: mapics-l@midrange.com 
>       Subject: Re: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6") 
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>       You have me beat John.  So far "Friend Fogie" you win the Grampa award! 
> Boy did 
>       we burn alot of midnight hours back on the Sys/34 and MAPICS in the 
>very early 
>       80's.  Thank God I was younger (I am still young at heart!)   We 
>started with 4 
>       CRT's and 4 MAPICS apps.  Now we have 20 apps.  Same company. 
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>       "John C. Bradley" <bradleyjohnc@home.com> on 08/16/2001 07:29:01 AM 
> 
>       Please respond to mapics-l@midrange.com 
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>       To:   mapics-l@midrange.com 
>       cc:    (bcc: Gail L Crane/Johanson/JMC) 
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>       Subject:  MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6") 
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>       I've started this thread after being "inspired" by 
>       Dave Shaw and Gail L Crane claiming 19 years of 
>       MAPICS experience. 
> 
>       In this context, "Fogies" is gender neutral and 
>       refers to years using MAPICS, not biological age 
>       . . . yeah, right! 
> 
>       I fired up S/34 MAPICS-I on March 5, 1980. 
> 
>       It was chiseled on clay tablets in cuneiform, but 
>       my trusty folding cuneiform template enabled me to 
>       decode it. 
> 
>       We used MAPICS to (blush) run a bricks and mortar 
>       business that built stuff you could touch and try 
>       to profit therefrom.  Quaint, huh? 
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