RE: Microsoft-AS/400 Story True -- MIDRANGE-L

For those who don't know, Alex is the one who wrote the article.
http://www.midrangecomputing.com/showcase/article.cfm?titleid=b1534&md=200011

...Neil

Don <dr2@cssas400.com>
Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com

2000/11/16 20:31
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To: Alex Woodie <awoodie@midrangecomputing.com>
cc: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Microsoft-AS/400 Story True

Uh, Alex, dude... this was a cover article quoting Frank...Uh, me thinks that you should be able to call Frank directly and uh just maybe ASK HIM? :) Don in DC -------- On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Alex Woodie wrote: > Ted, > Microsoft vehemently denies that they have any AS/400s anymore (or use any > applications that run on AS/400s), and is pressing hard to get a correction > or a retraction in SHOWCASE. Please contact me if you have any useful > information regarding the validity of the rumors, or if you know them to be > false. > > Alex Woodie > Products Editor > Midrange Technology SHOWCASE > 760-931-8615 ext. 137 > awoodie@midrangecomputing.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com > [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Ted Barry > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 3:50 PM > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: Microsoft-AS/400 Story True > > > In the November 2000 Issue of Showcase Magazine, article "IBM's Frank > Soltis, Uncensored", Frank confirms the rumors we've heard about > Microsoft trying to get rid of it's 23 AS/400s. > > According to Frank, Microsoft planned to unplug its AS/400s and power > up 1,200 NT servers it needed to replace them. But things didn't quite go > as planned. "They found they couldn't make it work. Today, one year > after unplugging their AS/400s, they're back on the AS/400."

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