RE: To all AS/400 Gurus, Lovers ........

["Vuong Nguyen" <vuongtn2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
>You misinterpret his comments.  He's not being critical of those 
wishing to learn - as the comments were not directed at you.
>He was merely trying to suggest better ways of learning the AS/400 as 
Midrange-L is not set up for teaching the AS/400 to those who don't know 
it.  We all agree that training new people on the AS/400 is important, 
it's just that this isn't really the place to do it.
>
>Try some of these links.  Some require (free) registration.  Many 
contains useful links to other sites:
>
>http://www.midrange.com/
>http://www.as400.ibm.com/
>http://as400bks.rochester.IBM.com/
>http://www.redbooks.IBM.com/
>http://www.common.org/
>http://www.news400.com/
>http://www.midrangecomputing.com/
>http://www.midrangesystems.com/
>http://www.ignite400.org/
>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/5581/
>http://www.rpgiv.com/
>http://www.ibmuser.com/
>
>Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.

>>
>>Vuong Nguyen wrote:
>>> Since most of you exclaiming that AS/400 is a great machine (...)
>>> Books, resources anything on the net, education, instructions ( ... 
)
>>> What would be a good place for help and advise? ( ... )
>>> ( ... ) I am only two weeks old with AS/400 ( ... )
>>
>>This topic of newbies raising tons of questions on a professional list
>>was raised some time ago.
>>
>>You all agreed it's a loss of time to answer, nobody can achieve 
formal
>>education on a net list. My point's the same, I won't answer.
>>
>>Still I wonder if someone could have a web page with updated resources
>>for all newcomers. I can provide a list of AS/400 resources on the net 
>(
>>some 30 different URL's ) but it concerns only my domains of interest,
>>that's not all.
>>
>>In fact, we must really give them a hand, they will become ... one of
>>us. To reject them from the start is to reject a bit the system too.
>>Isn't it a part of the marketing efforts we're talking so much about ?
>>
>>Shouldn't IBM take care of such a task ?
>>


Neil,

thank you for clearing it up with me, maybe I did not try to understand 
that person's point of views.

The reasons I post this messages up on this discussion groups because I 
did do my homeworks and it did me little help.  Furthermore, I do not 
know any AS/400 users personally whom I could ask for advise or leads.  
I would like to hear from AS/400 users' point of views about the AS/400 
then someone who tries to sell the AS/400.

I, personally, appreciate everyone's knowleges and advises.

Moreover, am I not supposed to be here? (Very very novice user)

Again, thank you everyones for sharing and giving me their thoughts and 
wise knowlege on the great AS/400.  Vuong.

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