Re: AS/400 heritage

hear, hear !

----- Original Message -----
From: L. S. Russell <leslier@datrek.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: AS/400 heritage


> What a waste of ink!  Why not publish some stories telling us why IBM
> refuses to effectively market the iSeries to those outside its
> established customer base?  Why not accept submissions from those on
> this and other lists who have great ideas as to how this can be
> accomplished?  Why tell us about the old boxes when we are more
> interested in the future of the platform?
>
> Evelyn Hoover wrote:
> >
> > iSeries Magazine is launching a new feature that will allow readers to
take
> > a look back at some early AS/400 boxes and related hardware. And, we'd
like
> > some help with this feature, which have called "Heritage." Each month,
> > beginning in June, we will publish a photograph of an older computer
> > (System/36, System/38 or early AS/400) or peripheral device (e.g., a disk
> > drive or storage device). Accompanying the photo will be a description of
> > the machine's capabilities -- everything from its speeds and feeds to its
> > dimensions and weight.
> >
> > We've collected the photos, but we need your stories. For example, tell
us
> > if you used one of the first AS/400s, and what you used it for. What
> > features made it so great for the time? What were its limitations? Were
> > your loyalties to the System/36 or the System/38, and why?
> >
> > If you take a couple of minutes to share your memories, you just might
find
> > your words in iSeries Magazine (and we'll send you a t-shirt if we
publish
> > your story). Send your questions, comments, reflections and anecdotes to:
> > Neil Tardy, iSeries Magazine senior editor, neiltardy@us.ibm.com.
> >
> > Evelyn Hoover
> > Managing Editor
> > iSeries Magazine
> > (507) 286-6853 T/L 456-6853
> > e-mail: evelynhoover@us.ibm.com
> > Web site: http://www.the400resource.com
> >
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