Re: MIDRANGE-L Digest V1 #635

[jdraper@xxxxxxx (Jerry Draper)]

>Your "6 x" speed increase you mention for WinAPPC is no doubt based on
>the old IBM Twinax cards for comparison.  I presume you don't yet have
>any comparisons to the new IBM 5250 Express twinax cards, which IBM
>themselves claim to be 4 x faster (provided you have the newer 6050
>series twinax controllers that can handle extended 5250 data stream, and
>the appropriate PTF's.

And...when the dust settles on this newfangled contraption that can't even
be utilized on today's hardware will Synapse just sit back or will they leap
frog ole IBM again like they have done in the past?  I think they deserve
some credit for being here now with solid products that work smooth and
fast, free tech support, and free updates.

Also, what about all the AS400's who want the speed increase now and who
have pentiums with W95 that are biting the dust with lockups?  They have to
dump their AS400's to advance.  Not likely, they will probably go LAN attach
not twinax.

Doesn't Bob Cozzi say that the new board doesn't quite do the trick in his
Aptiva?  Is there still an issue or two to resolve (bring on the PTF's).

Jerry



Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com

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