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At 11:58 AM 3/4/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>We are presently at a point where it has become necessary to add some dasd 
>and memory to our existing AS/400 model 310 (2043), running V3R1.  Since we 
>are anticipating an upgrade to RISC within about a year or so (like I have a 
>choice anymore?!), do I need to be concerned about upward compatibility 
>here?  In other words, are there components available for CISC today, that 
>would not be 're-usable' on a RISC machine that I need to avoid?  Thanks!
>
Yes.

Price will probably dictate to replace the 310 completely with a machine
that is PCI based.  You need to assume that in today's marketplace,
hardware has a life of three years.  Anything more is unrealistic.

Al



Al Barsa, Jr. - Account for Midrange-L
Barsa Consulting, LLC.  
400 > 390

Phone:  914-251-9400
Fax:    914-251-9406





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