Re: Is Ops Navigator slow for others too?

["Quazy" <quazy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I have some bad news for you if you don't like Ops Nav.
I heard rumors when I was in Rochester a month ago, They said that by V5R1
every thing will be in Ops navigator and from then on out no updates would
be done to green screens.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan Bispham" <midrangel@black-and-blue.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 3:05 AM
Subject: RE: Is Ops Navigator slow for others too?


>
> > 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.
>
>
> What percentage had OS400?
>
> So why make a decision to put SOCKS config on windows only?
>
> Leave OpsNav and CODE for those who want to use it, but dont make it
> compulsory for those who dont.
>
> >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 ?
>
> As you said - what choice did we have?
>
> Now we have a choice, and some dont wish to be tied with Windows
> 95/98/NT/2000/+... no matter how good the marketing.
>
> Although Linux might not be ideal for the average desktop user, it is
ideal
> for the average communications IT chappie... ie the ones who configure
> SOCKS, routers etc.
>
> So... why make windows a pre-requisite for configuring the AS400?
>
> NB GUIs are a _good_ way of attracting those who haven't used text-screens
> before. They are good for novices (I use them all the time).. OopsNav is
> _good_.... but GUIs will never be as versatile as commands, and dont lend
> themselves to automation - which is what I always strive for.
>
>
>
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