Re: The only hope to save the AS/400

[Pat Barber <MBOCEANSIDE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James W Kilgore wrote:
> 
> Will Netfinity and the AS/400 meld in the next millennium as a new
> product?  What does Netfinity bring to the table that the AS/400 does
> not have?
 
Not likely.. "maybe" RS/6000 & 400 but the Netfinity will attach via
fiber optic(already been announced)

> 
> Does IBM's interest in Linux play a role here?

NO... too many versions and NO financial gain to IBM
> 
> The 5250 data stream was created when processors where slow and it
> optimized the hardware of the day. Do you think that this will be dumped
> when 1000mhz processors are the norm and JAVA can give comparable
> response times we achieve today?

Not likely...would obsolete billions of lines of code... JAVA might have
a place in the future and maybe not(depends on what's hot "next"
time)...
+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---