Re: PC Memory/Data Bases

["Chris Rehm" <Mr.AS400@xxxxxxx>]

John P. Carr said:

>Well I guess that the PC data bases will handle a Million or more
records,   
>Now if only the PC plateform and its memory were stable enough to
>trust............
>By the way guys and gals,  How many "memory" errors on the AS/400 do you
>remember
>over the last 5 - 10 years ? ? ?   Just curious.    (68ns or were they
>72ns chips?)

I don't think it necessary here to "preach to the choir" and cover all the
areas I find the AS/400 far superior to alternate platforms.

But I do think it's important that we keep in mind the usefulness of
alternate platforms. I'm not saying we all need to be "hype junkies" and
run off buying whatever the latest glossy ad tells us too. However, if you
can put several million records and a query tool on a pc on the
controller's desk, you might save yourself a few days of performance
tuning.

Chris Rehm             | You have to ask yourself, "How
Mr.AS400@ibm.net       | often can I afford to be unexpectedly 
                       | out of business?" 
Get Warped or Get Bent!| Then get an AS/400.
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