Re: RPG on LINUX, was Proportion of programming languages on AS400

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ANOTHER benefit to putting RPG on a LINUX box....EVERYONE KNOW'S WHAT
LINUX IS!  :)  Red had isn't treating it as a top secret like the boys of
Sommers are....:)

(too hard to pass up...:)


DOn in DC

On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Rob Berendt wrote:

> Let's see...
> 
> While the AS/400 is a sturdy little beast there are some that would want to 
>code 
> RPG at home on a percieved cheaper box.  And judging by how long California 
> Software (and others) has stayed in business with Baby/36 and Baby/400; there 
> probably is a market.
> 
> I don't know how viable this all is.  I've wondered about the Baby products 
>and 
> others because of the following:  Comm programming, API's, CL functions used, 
> CGI programming, etc.  Little hard to get all of this.  Maybe they do, I 
>don't know.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> leif@attglobal.net on 11/19/99 08:28:07 AM
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> > Another interesting question, If the back end to all the compilers is
> > W-CODE as previously stated on this list, and IBM already have DB2 on
> > Linux, doesn't that mean it would be very easy for them to put RPG on
> > Linux too?
> 
> who in heaven's name would want to?
> 
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