Re: Is the AS/400 a dying Ember -- MIDRANGE-L

<Groan>

Isn't this covered (ad nauseum) in the archives? 

:)

jte

Dave_Dahlstrom@triangle-group.com wrote:
> 
> I firstly apologise to anyone who does not understand the underlying question
> that I hope to raise here.  This may not be the arena to air these comments, 
>but
> what the hell, you never know is might spark the fire into life.
> 
> I feel the need to talk, to talk about the future of the AS/400 from a
> commercially viable viewpoint.  I feel that I may be guilty of engulfing  
>myself
> in the technological flames of a platform that from a commercial standpoint
> seems to no longer warrant the attention of my future or even that of the
> Solution providers.  Market Share, Market Share, Market Share, why don't these
> people do for the good of mankind what they do for 'Market Share' Oh please I
> feel torn between the knowing smile of stability and common sense against that
> of a Nike advert.   The very nature of the human being is to go with the flow,
> go with what you know, survive and earn enough to live the life you only dream
> about,  but that's it, its a dream, its the dimension that we think we wish to
> obtain but mean while we lose sight of the real goal.  That goal is what? I
> don't know.  A perplexing question that warrants your comments.
> 
> OS/2 springs to mind,  a lovely 32bit operating system that seemed to again
> unleash my technological underpinnings, wrong! Microsoft is the way to go, as 
>I
> have this on my PC at home and I can run my own business on it and its cheap. 
>I
> say 'its your Business and lets keep it that way'.   Betamax another
> technological breakthrough that would revolutionise the world but once again
> market demand deemed otherwise,  was it because it was technologically inept? 
> I
> doubt it,  Was it because it was a different shape? quite possibly.
> 
>  Is the AS/400 in danger of falling by the wayside like the for-mentioned,  I
> wonder if IBM had anything to do with Betamax.
> 
> your comments would be greatly appreciated as my future is in the balance due 
>to
> conformity.
> 
> Am I trying to keep a dying Ember alive? I am trying to a unlock a dream that 
>is
> just that 'a Dream'.
> 
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