Re: AS/400s Extinct at Microsoft

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxx>]

Chris Andrle wrote:
 
> Did I miss a discussion regarding this article? Hard to believe it's been
> out there since November 22 without anyone mentioning it on this list.
> 
> AS/400s Extinct at Microsoft Since May, 1999
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/showcase/itops/as400tn.asp

What had been reported on this list (I think) as well as other places
was the MS tried to replace all their AS/400s with Windows NT systems (a
large number of them).  And that it failed.  And that MS then outsourced
the stuff to a 3rd party that was running on AS/400s.  Therefore MS
could claim that it no longer owned any AS/400s.

I do _not_ know if the above is true.  I _do _ know I have seen it
posted more than once.

-- 
-Jeff
The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily 
the opinion of my company.  Unless I say so.
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