Re: AS/400 Deliveries (was CISC to RISC conversion questions)

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

At 08:37 PM 11/30/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Al Said (in part):
>
>>IBM has attractive financing rates if the new system is installed this
>>year.  (This is a stupid game that IBM plays every year, and they seem to
>>be addicted to it.  When I get Lou Gerstner's job [fat chance - I enjoy
>>mine too much.] I will split up all of IBM into eleven parts, and have each
>>part meet their revenue challenges in every month January through November.
>> I'm sick of working on New Years Eve.)
>
>
>Hear, Hear!  Just spent Thanksgiving weekend doing 1/2 of our migration to
>RISC.  2/2 in 2 weeks.  *sigh*
>
>Why not bonuses if installed by June 30?   (no, that's the July 4th weekend
>shot to heck)
>
>---Paul E Musselman
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This is just  one industry  where holidays are reserved for work efforts
along with a  skewed year  -  80% of the  work gets installed in  the  late
4th quarter
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