Re: Discontinuance of support for the *M36

[nina jones <ddi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Your comments interest me.  I have started working with a small shop that
> has had their Sys/36 running with code that was untouched after 1984 and
> 1988.  In October they ordered a new AS/400 and their Business Partner
> installed it with the old code and *M36 then a few months later moved it
> all over to the AS/400 side running in Sys36 mode.  The entire package was
> reasonably priced, and while I didn't understand the two step change-over,
> it has proven very successful.  The installation was on-time and
> on-budget.  In today's world of slipping deadlines, scope-creep, budget
> overruns, and train wrecks this is a pretty good case for IBM's track
> record regarding compatibility.  In my opinion.


i remember those days.  

we had several 36 clients that were horrified at the cost of the
as/400.  the big rack mounted systems were $100,000+ to replace a system
36 that cost about $40,000.  and maintenance was $600 per month.

ibm did a good job of scaring 36 people from buying the little 9404
systems. some customers, they scared right out of the platform!  unibol
had a field day!  i remember a big ibm promotion sales video, the theme
was 'get them into the rack', the primary reason was there was a $750
bonus if you could pull that off! i think ibm totally misjudged their
market.  

nj
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