RE: "Microsoft owns 23 AS/400s"

[Bob Crothers <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simon,

Actualy,it is no harder to write crappy code on the AS/400 then 
Windows.  In fact, in some respects it is easyier.  Since the OS does 
such a good job of protecting you and is so forgiving.  Crappy code on 
Windows has a nasty habit of crashing the entire machine (or worse).

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From:   Simon Coulter [SMTP:shc@flybynight.com.au]
Sent:   Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:09 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: "Microsoft owns 23 AS/400s"


Hello Denis,

But remember, it's much harder to write really crappy code on the 
AS/400 because we have a real operating
system that protects you from yourself!

I'd like Rochester to use the fact of Microsoft using AS/400s as a 
sales tool.  I'd bet 23 of them aren't
required for simply 'software distribution'.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0
> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 99 04:30:38 -0500
> From: "Dennis Lovelady" <dennis@lovelady.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: "Microsoft owns 23 AS/400s"

>
> Hi, Booth:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boothm@ibm.net <boothm@ibm.net>
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 12:08 AM
>
>
> >In a meeting yesterday a chief scientist with IBM said "Yes,
> >Microsoft uses still AS/400s. They own 23 of them and are
> >upgrading to new ones this year."
> <snip>
> >He said the programs are all written by Microsoft programmers
> >and in fact are very well written programs and run extremely well.
>
> Hmmm... sounds like what they said about Win3.1 and Win95 and NT and 
....
> Hey!  I wonder if they've introduced GPF's to the AS/400 yet?!?!?!
>
> OK, back to lurking
> --
> Dennis Lovelady                    Simpsonville, SC
> mail: dennis@lovelady.com
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>         - Dave Barry

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