RE: Random thoughts from COMMON

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, it was sparse...would have been nice to have had it opened earlier
for email access....

On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Glenn Ericson wrote:

> Is it me or  did the book store seem a  little sparse this time?
> 
> At 10:42 AM 10/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Well - it wasn't exactly hidden - but it's true there were no longer 
> >dumb terminals for Requirements entry in the Registration area (mainly 
> >because the Registration area in the convention centre was torn down 
> >after Tuesday and Registration moved to an area outside HQ in the 
> >Hilton for any one day attendees).
> >You could enter Requirements from the ThinkPad's in the COMMON 
> >Bookstore (same as in New Orleans) that have Web Browsers and a 5250 
> >connection to the on-site COMMON AS/400.  This was mentioned every day 
> >in Green Streak.
> >
> >Yes, the whole requirements system is under review.  A white paper was 
> >presented to the Board, and we are to produce an implementation plan 
> >for a new (probably Domino based) system to be presented to the Board 
> >at the Spring/99 San Francisco conference.
> >
> >As for a case-insensitive scan, sorry Dean, the 400 is a very sensitive 
> >system and wouldn't feel right about ignoring your case !   :-)
> >
> >Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:        DAsmussen@aol.com [SMTP:DAsmussen@aol.com]
> >Sent:        Monday, October 12, 1998 1:25 AM
> >To:  MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> >Subject:     Re: Random thoughts from COMMON
> >
> >Don,
> >
> >In a message dated 98-10-10 15:02:21 EDT, you write:
> >
> ><<snip>>
> >> Actually  I think we only had 10 requirements submitted (Neil?).  And 
> >no,
> >>  I don't think it's because IBM's doing a great job...I think there 
> >was
> >>  just a lower turnout of attendees and not many knew about 
> >requirements
> >>  (which is being worked on) and some had a problem signing on to
> >>  requirements...
> >
> >Well, if they hid the requirements area like they did at NOLA, I can
> >understand it.  Besides, when do I get my case-insensitive scan in 
> >DSPSPLF
> >;-)?
> >
> >Cheers!
> >
> >Dean Asmussen
> >Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> >Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> >E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
> >
> >"Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their 
> >astuteness." --
> >Cullen Hightower
> >
> >
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