RE: "State of the Midrange" by Don Rima

What does this have to do with the AS/400?  (Sorry, I wanted to say it just
once).

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [mailto:clewis@iquest.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 5:43 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: "State of the Midrange" by Don Rima
> 
> 
> Actually, from some of the data, a TON of these Napster users 
> ARE college age (just
> remember back to the schools that got mentioned when their 
> band width got clogged and
> they started trying to block Napster access...)
> 
> Eric Kempter wrote:
> 
> > I wonder how many of those e-mails came from people old 
> enough to vote.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Chuck Lewis [SMTP:clewis@iquest.net]
> > Sent:   Tuesday, August 22, 2000 12:23 AM
> > To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:        Re: "State of the Midrange" by Don Rima
> >
> > Rob Dixon wrote:
> >
> > <--- HUGE snip --->
> >
> > <Perhaps we should take some action - all write to Lou 
> direct or even better all
> > subscribers to this and other lists should turn up at an 
> agreed time at Lou's office
> > with the media in tow.  That would increase the number of 
> people who had heard of the
> > AS/400 if nothing else.>
> >
> > Writing Lou would be a good idea IF we could get LOTS of 
> folks to DO IT !!! And do it
> > well...
> >
> > Not that this is apples to apples but Napster posted a plea 
> for users to email their
> > folks in Congress and provided a link, etc. and RIGHT 
> before the trial AND the
> > hearings where Congress basically did nothing but say, and 
> rightfully so, this needs
> > more research, it was reported that EACH Congress person 
> was getting 70,000 emails on
> > average !!! It got attention...
> >
> > Chuck
> >
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