RE: The Scoop about AS/400/iSeries Systems and Web pages...

[Andrew Borts <andrewb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm digested on this list, and read it off line, so forgive the late 
responses...


Somehow I don't think we'd have THAT many cross over customers, but I'll 
see what I can do... maybe after fishing all day, they can apologize to 
their wives by buying jewelry?!?

Do you serve the graphics from another AS/400 or another instance?

FYI our server is the kick butt 270 - that system SMOKES!!!

Date:   Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:05:38 -0600
From:   techsupport@basspro.com
Subject:        Re: The Scoop about AS/400/iSeries Systems and Web pages...

>Try www.basspro.com.  Best site on the web!!  Currently running on a 740 
with an 830 as a backup.
>Paul Fenstermacher
>Bass Pro Shops
>417-873-5424
>paulf@basspro.com


Thanks - it looks like me (you know, black, blue and purple!  Marketing 
people are so hard to please!)

I don't do the "look & feel" I'm just the plumber - (and only one of them!) 
 It's best to have people that do that, and leave them alone.  They're 
happier that way.

>"Jade Richtsmeier" <jade.richtsmeier@mcis.cog.mn.us>@midrange.com on
>01/23/2001 02:51:02 PM
>
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To:     <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
cc:
Subject:        Re: The Scoop about AS/400/iSeries Systems and Web pages...
>
>
>Great web site and perfect timing - Just in time for Valentines Day!

We're loading in under 30 seconds with a dial up, but most of that is 
graphics, not site lag.  14,000 visits a day translates into roughly 
270,000 hits to the server a day - roughly.  Remember - a graphic is a hit. 
 One thing we're doing over the next 3 weeks is translating most of the 
"graphics text" into style sheets, and standard html.  It loads WAY 
quicker, and doesn't spawn another graphic load.  Almost all of our 
graphics is served from a company known as AKAMI - they serve for CNN, and 
other companies.  Since they have off loaded the most of the traffic, the 
AS/400 screams out the pages.  As for it being proprietary info - probably 
is.  As an aside the system hasn't been IPL'd since november 17th - we've 
got another 20 years before we need to do that.

Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:28:08 -0800
From:   Joel Fritz <JFritz@sharperimage.com>
Subject:        RE: The Scoop about AS/400/iSeries Systems and Web pages...

>Response time is pretty darned good. Is that number total visits, or is 
that
>proprietary info?


A CGI program builds the frames, then hands off stuff to a Net.Data Macro 
(The content) and hands back and forth from CGI to Net.Data.  Once we start 
rocking, NetData is doing a lot of the work, but whenever you see prices on 
a page that looks static, but contains pricing info, that's an RPG CGI 
program.  We're serving several different companies so it looks differently 
depending how you approach the site.  One RPG program reads environmental 
variable and tells the site how to fire up ie what graphics to use, what 
prices, what logos etc... http://www.spiegel.palmbeachjewelry.com is 
 another example if you want to take a look.  Remember to end browser, and 
start it up again before proceeding.  http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com is 
the base site for comparison.


Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:17:28 -0600
From:   "Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@taylorcorp.com>
Subject:        RE: The Scoop about AS/400/iSeries Systems and Web pages...

>What makes a web site "AS/400 looking" or not?  How is Net.Data the 
backbone for RPG/CGI?


Andrew Borts / Information Systems Project Leader
Seta Corporation
6400 East Rogers Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33499

E-mail: Andrewb@setacorporation.com
Corporate web site http://www.setacorporation.com
E-Commerce web site http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com
Voice: 561-994-2660 Ext. 2211 / Fax: 561-997-0774


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