Re: June 12th - Compaq executive: Alpha central to 64-bit plans

[Jeff Carey <jeffreycarey@xxxxxxx>]

I know I've seen IBM materials with Harley Davidson and Royal Caribbean Cruise
Lines - also there was that Nintendo game on the AS/400 web site a while back, 
so I
don't see why they couldn't...

PaulMmn wrote:

> Y'know, I'd LOVE to see an AS/400 ad that says, "64 bits.  Single-level
> store.  Hundreds of companies use them.  And here are just a few:"
> followed by a list of Fortune 1000 companies that have and use AS/400s,
> preferably as their primary computing power.   I've seen other companies
> run similar ads...  would IBM's customers permit their names to be used in
> such a way (I mean, would Bill Gates like it spread far and wide that
> Microsoft trusts -its- business to the AS/400, and not a farm of NT
> machines?)?
>
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com
>
> >John Earl wrote:
> >
> >> <SNIP>
> >>
> >> But given that Compaq uses AS/400's in their company, maybe
> >> Mr. Rando knows this already.
> >>
> >> jte
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Earl Lighthouse Software Inc.
> >
> >Great letter, except the part about the AS/400 at Compaq. At last look,
> >they were
> >running HP boxes. They did not want to run ANY IBM hardware. (This was from 
>an
> >acquaintance from Compaq).
> >Of course, Microsoft and Apple both use AS/400. Also in the crowd are Exxon,
> >Shell Oil, Walt Disney, PACCAR (Peterbilt),.....
> >
> >Gee, I wonder how many of the Fortune 500 use the AS/400?
> >Bob
>
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