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>> What other desk top OS(Besides windozes) would you have had it targeted for> at the time?? OS/2 ? Mac ? >> >> John Carr >X-Window :-) >Lukas Unfortunately, IBM like most companies had to do a Cost vs Benefits analysis of the target audience. Now then, What percentage of AS/400 shops have Windows as their Company's PC platform ? What percentage of AS/400's had X-Windows ? Ok, I guess Windows wins. I haven't joined this thread till now, but I have heard it other places about "How Come Window Tools ?" On this subject, if you were on the 400 around '88 - '93 when IBM was OS/2 for ALL tools, Period. It was US, You and Me, the AS/400 customers that said "IBM, Wake up. We all have Windows. Give us Windows affinity. Then they did, and now I hear complaints ? Well excuse me while I shed a tear. "Be careful what you ask for, You just might get it" John Carr +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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