RE: AS/400s Extinct at Microsoft

They sure liked using the word "legacy" when referring to the AS/400.  They
should look up the meaning.  too bad they don't mention the model of AS/400
they were using.

I wonder if a windows machine will ever last long enough to be called
legacy?

And their storage grows at 5GB a week.  That means that since 1995, if they
started at zero, would have 1.3TB divided by 15 machines is 86GB per machine
(unless my calculator is bust).  Still getting sub-second access.  I woner
why we can't get that on only a few hundred Meg on our SQL servers.  Hmmm...
They can't be talking about their websites.  I know that's not sub-second.

I wonder if MS is feeling the power of the iSeries e-Server AS/400 Midrange
System Application e-Lou Server?

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> From: Terry.Rhoades@blum.com [mailto:Terry.Rhoades@blum.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:13 AM
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> I wonder if MS is using the "super secret bug-free" versions 
> of their software?  <G>
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> 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.
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> AS/400s Extinct at Microsoft Since May, 1999
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/showcase/itops/as400tn.asp
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