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  • Subject: RE: Discontinuance of support for the *M36
  • From: "Allen, Stuart" <sallen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:20:39 -0500

I was quite shocked recently when i needed a simple disk controller, and
there were none in the country (UK). IBM were going to fly one in from
somewhere or other, but it would have taken a day.  Luckily it wasn't needed
in the end.

Regards,
Stuart
                                     
Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst
Fellowes

mailto:sallen@fellowes.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Barsa, Jr. [SMTP:barsa2@ibm.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 2:53 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Discontinuance of support for the *M36
> 
> IBM used to be a company that retained a lot if intellectual capital that 
> did not show on the balance sheet.  The primary directive today is to shed
> 
> anything that doesn't make money and generate profit.  Keep in mind that 
> IBM paid for Lotus paid for Lotus by depleting the parts inventory at your
> 
> local IBM parts center.  So the next time your system is down, and they 
> have to fly the part in from Rochester (or wherever), you can thank Lou
> for 
> the downtime.
> 
> I've said this before, and I'll say it again.  The day Lou quits, sell
> your 
> IBM stock, and sell it short.
> 
> Al
> 
> 
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