RE: Dis- advantages of AS/400

[LVanRensburg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Tell them Dean.. this is the attitude we need!

Lukas van Rensburg
(203)926-1888 ext. 3430

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> From: DAsmussen@aol.com [SMTP:DAsmussen@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 1:01 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Dis- advantages of AS/400
> 
> Mr., Mrs., Miss., Ms. Prasad,
> 
> In a message dated 98-12-01 00:02:05 EST, you write:
> 
> >     I would like to invite u all to contribute to my mission of,
> >  listing  out all possible Dis-advantages of AS/400 when compared to
> other 
> > conventional platforms like Mainframes, RS/6000 with AIX, VAX etc.,
> 
> OK, I've read several responses to this one.  Cheers to those of you that
> responded in the proper positive context.  Jeers to those of you that
> actually
> tried to find shortfalls in the AS/400 for worldwide publication -- the
> latter
> arguments were weak at best, and resorted to the "P-word" (proprietary) at
> worst.  Not that I would _MIND_ negative comments, as there are some to be
> made, but _INFORMED_ negative comments would be preferred to what I've
> seen
> here.  I did not see a single negative response that could not be
> countered by
> either someone more familiar with the platform, or could not be said of
> its
> competitors.
> 
> It may be my cynical nature, but I must ask _WHY_ someone, as a member of
> this
> list, would _WANT_ to know the negative aspects of the AS/400?  We spend
> most
> of our time here _touting_ the AS/400, as IBM does such a poor job of it.
> Unless the submission were from IBM, I cannot imagine a _constructive_
> criticism serving anyone but an IBM competitor...
> 
> JMHO,
> 
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
> 
> "A man's got to know his limitations." -- "Dirty Harry" Calahan
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