Re: Dis-merits of AS/400

[Don Schenck <schencd%AM_LZCH%VASELL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:::Why is the PC considered "modern" and the AS/400 is considered "antiquated"?
:::My guess is that there has been a noticeable change in the user interface of
:::the PC over the last 17 years, whereas the AS/400 user interface has pretty
:::much retained the same character-based look-and-feel since the early days of
:::computing. Everybody wants a GUI, they just don't know why. I can tell you
:::why: Microsoft told them that they wanted a GUI. Never mind the fact that in
:::most instances of data entry, a character-based session is much more
:::productive than a GUI session.



I program in Visual Basic all day and LOVE IT!

But ... I can think of VERY FEW instances where a GUI is necessary ... or even
advantageous.

Peace,

-- Don Schenck
www.SchenckTech.com

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