Re: WRKSYSACT(Is IBM trying to kill green screen on the AS/400?)

This is IBM's intent to milk the cash cow of 5250 for every drop 
they can get, while still keeping the 400 looking sexy for C/S.  
One of the rags coined this the tax on 5250.

May I make a suggestion?  Why not browser versus Client/Server?  
Easier to maintain and distribute.  Easier to bring internet/extranet 
people into the fold.  With that in mind, a better bang for the 
buck of training dollars.  One argument has been that C/S can be 
more productive for the heads down keyer.  Frankly, nothing beats 
5250, but, I think browser based applications have improved vastly 
over the years to close the gap on C/S.





epadilla@amigo.net.gt on 04/10/2000 03:02:43 PM
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Hi everybody,
I was checking prices for an AS/400 with my configurator, and it seems that
IBM is trying to kill Green screen applications on the AS/400.  Why do I
think that? Check out the prices by CPW on an AS/400 720, Processor 2062 -
420CPW Batch & 1503 - 240 CPW.

According the prices on my configurator,  I found this:

9406 - 720 AS400 e Server
US$ 27000
2062           Model 720 Processor (256 Mb) 420 CPW          US$ 20000
                    Total
US$ 47000
                    CPW Value
US$ 111.90

1503          Interactive Card (240 CPW)
US$ 155000
                   CPW   Value
US$   645.83

This is almost 6 times the CPW value between Interactive and Batch.

So, I'm already thinking about changing all my applications to C/S and run
everything in Batch.  No more Green Screen.

What do you think about it?

Emilio Padilla
Padilla Asociados





----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
To: "Reger, Bill" <breger@levitz.com>
Cc: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Lunes 10 de Abril de 2000 11:54 AM
Subject: RE: WRKSYSACT




On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Reger, Bill wrote:

> The system governor.  This is the animal that governs how much interactive
> performance you get versus what you purchased.  Hog is the right word, but
> IBM bred this animal on purpose.

Hmmmm....nah, not going to touch that one...I'ld get more calls and hate
mail than I do already...:)

Don in DC

>

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