Re: AS/400 news on ZDNET -- MIDRANGE-L

I also sent a note quoting John Carr's past mentions of all of the AS/400 
Fortune
100/500/1000 companies and also what we use the AS/400 for AND NT AND Netware...

John Carr wrote:

> RE:     Re: AS/400 news on ZDNET
>
> >  From: Marilyn Jull <mjull@InfoAve.Net>
>
> >  Looks like another Maalox moment brought to you by
> >  Enterprise Systems Consulting!!!!  :-)
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/issue/0,4537,381680,00.html
>
> Gee I don't know guys,  I see these things as "Opportunities".
> I sent a letter to Ben Elgin saying I was very happy that he wrote about
> the AS/400 and I also said;... (Paraphrasing)
>
> ------------------
> <SNIP>
> One thing I keep seeing in the press is echoed in your statement;
>
> "Not helping matters is the fact that the AS/ 400 is growing at a slower
>  pace than Windows NT and certain Unix competitors."
>
> We have a model  S20 AS/400 server running Notes Domino. It also runs other
> things.   On that one S20 we have 5 Domino servers.   (Including Mail,
> a Quality Package, and other things).  We were told by our Notes business
> partner that if we did it on NT we would probably have 5 NT boxes each
> running a separate application.     Humm  5 to 1??
>
> Our S20 also has(of course) DB2/400.  Can you name a single NT site that
> would run Domino(5 clustered servers) and an MS SQL server on ONE NT
> platform?    Our S20 does it and still yawns.
> BTW,   That includes automatic fallover and automatic restarting of a
> Domino server(a subsystem on the AS/400).   The user never sees "Server
> Unavailable"  message.
>
> The numbers of NT's being sold is misleading unless the reader knows what
> the numbers really represent.   One application Per  NT server?
> No wonder lots are being sold.   They breed themselves like Star Trek's
> "Trouble with Tribbles".  You get one, and before you know it you have 5.
> Just to do what you orginally thought the one would do.
> <SNIP>
> ---------------------------
>
> Well he wrote back to me and said.........
>
> Hi John,
> Thanks for the feedback. You raise some interesting points. Would you mind
> if I forward your note to my editor for possible inclusion on our "Letters
> to the Editor" page? Regards,
> ---------------------
>
> So you never know,  People are sometimes receptive to other opinions.
>
> An opportunity is a "Terrible thing to waste"
>
> John Carr
> EdgeTech
> Have Classes,  Will Travel
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