RE: What About Price vs. Performance?

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> No, if you have something better than the AS/400, go ahead.  
> In the meantime, I'll use the best tool for the job, and if 
> the time comes to find another server, I'll simply redesign 
> my templates and move on.  Remember, Leif, all of my servers 
> are encapsulated by a message, so they can be reimplemented 
> in any language on any platform I choose.  I simply choose 
> the AS/400, and have no reason to be "free" of it.
> 

One more thing.  Which is the lesser of two evils?  Using SQL for record
access, or using messaging?  In one case all you should need is possibly a
new JDBC driver.  In the other, your back end data mining tools (in your
case I believe written in RPG) have to be rewritten.

I see advantages to each, but I think I would choose the SQL route.

Then again, that assumes that table and DB layouts remain unchanged when you
move to the new platform (of course).

Brad
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