Re: Model AS400e 600 question

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

>> IBM forces you because of the ASCII WSC (and IBM's Fax/400 card as well for
>> the near future!) to either upgrade to a larger 610, or 620 or upgrade to a
>> 500 series box. In other words, those of us who eagerly looked forward to
>> upgrading a low end 300 (or maxed out 200) to a 600 must "eat" the SPB
>> cards not supported on the lowest 600 series box.
>> 
>> Sheldon Reich
>
I was in Rochester, yesterday, and had a talk with some IBM folks about
hardware.  There is an understanding in Rochester about the ASCII
controller, but it was not the first item on their to do list.  Look for a
'statement of direction' or 'product preview' or whatever that stuff is
called soon.  That doesn't mean that you get a card tomorrow, but it's a
start.

Al



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