Re: What after Year2000

Mark Lazarus wrote:
> 
> Don,
> 
> >replying to your response to my NT comment:  We've seen just this month
> >where 3 shops here in the DC arena have been told that they're going to NT
> >short term as a replacement for the 400...  For BIGGER systems, it's gonna
> >be slower, but for smaller ones, it's gonna happen sooner rather than
> >later....  ANd, yes, I'm a father as well and I've paid a ton of my
> >mortgage on CPF and OS/400....but the writing's on the wall dude...
> >
> >Don in DC
> 
>  Please update us on their progress at the 3, 6 and 12 month marks.  My
> guess is that they will regret it to a large part.
> 
>  -mark

NT could probably do about 90% of the AS/400, but printing large jobs,
and downtime (M$ brags about NT being 95% reliable .... just ask your
clients who are thinking about such nonsense which 2 weeks don't they
want their system to remain up?  And if they *HAD* a choice, when would
they schedule the re-IPL?) are the two key issues that shops overlook.

-Bob-
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