Re: Offload from the AS/400

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

HankHeath@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-11-05 12:48:01 EST, atostain@crecomp.com (Art Tostaine,
> Jr.) wrote:
>
> << Guess what, the 400 is slow! >>
>
> I've been dealing with this statement for years. It is an absolute falsehood.
> Sorry, guys, but it is. The AS/400 is a damned fast machine.
>
> The applications that I have seen written for it are some of the worst
> garbage I've had to deal with, though. The competency of many of the RPG
> programmers in creating a decent system has been missing. Why? Because most
> of the programmers were "grown," not developed. [Hey, he's a decent operator.
> Let's gie him a chance to write programs.]
>
> Hank Heath

Hank:

The 400 wasn't slow when we installed, or for 2 years after that.  It's only
become slow due to increased volumes.  In my case, my client doesn't think that
the AS/400 as a platform is slow, only that theirs' has become slow.  Their
perception is correct.

Their problem is that they would rather solve the problem of response time by
spending money to write different programs, on a different platform, instead of
upgrading the AS/400.
--
Art Tostaine, Jr.
Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
Parlin, NJ
atostaine_at_crecomp_dot_com


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