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

For a better comparison to buying a car:  The V6 engine comes 'free' but if
you want the V8 you have to pay more.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emilio Padilla Taylor [SMTP:epadilla@amigo.net.gt]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 1:57 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: WRKSYSACT(Is IBM trying to kill green screen on the
> AS/400?)
> 
> Hey Al
> On the contrary, Is like if you buy the car, they give you the leather
> seat
> for "free" (of course you pay for it in the sticker price) but they charge
> you deer for the engine. :)
> 
> Emilio Padilla
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@ibm.net>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Martes 11 de Abril de 2000 03:56 AM
> Subject: Re: WRKSYSACT(Is IBM trying to kill green screen on the AS/400?)
> 
> 
> At 01:37 PM 4/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> I agree with your analysis.  Moreover, IBM thinks that they are being
> fashionable about this.
> 
> Wether you like it or not, 5250 interactive programming is efficient,
> however it's not perceived as being sexy.  So IBM it trying to provide a
> "sex tax" on us for trying to get our jobs done properly.
> 
> The bottom line is that IBM doesn't give a rats crap about anything else
> other than the "bottom line".  If they had an IQ high enough that when you
> square it, you would get a higher number, they would properly market the
> AS/400.  Don't hold your breath.
> 
> Al - in Toronto for TUG
> 
> 
> >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
> >
> 
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