Re: AS/400 heritage -- MIDRANGE-L

It might be interesting to see a full page (w/picture)of  a B10 and a story
of
what a great job it did replacing 2-S36's or something, and an opposing
page of a 270 and a story of what a great job it's doing.
To reach current retirement, I've got 20 years to go, (and 20 yrs of
38-36-34
and 400-iSeries) and am not ready to only look back. Look back & look
forward at the same time. Part of what's missing is a "large" number of
success
stories. IBM has them buried on the web site. Put them in banner ads <click
here>
for another success. Let the whole web see them.
btw-if u haven't seen the "it exists" video at an ibm seminar,
or at www.ignite400.com  - it's great. It shows a very positive future for
iSeries.
They need to run it during the Superbowl or something.
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Neal" <dneal@btcgrp.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 6:25 PM
Subject: RE: AS/400 heritage


> I must agree.  No disrespect intended to you Evelyn or anyone involved
with
> the iSeries Magazine, but the focus needs to be on how the iSeries can add
> value to organizations.
>
> I hear of stores everyday of failed projects on other platforms, but I
must
> say my past projects on AS/400's have never failed.  They might not have
> been easy, but they were cost effective and successful.
>
> Again, the past is the past, look to the future and lets sell more
> processors to new customers.
>
> Dan Neal
> btc group, llc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 5:14 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: 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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