Re: iSeries Nation Update..... -- MIDRANGE-L



Jim,

what would the patch look like adn what would it say?



On Sat, 19 May 2001, Jim Franz wrote:

> > I would be curious as to what you all think could be done with 20,000 +
> Crazy iSeries supporters ?
> 
> one thing u could do is spread the word - get more - when they offered the
> backpacks, I sent notes w/links to pgmrs & managers who never tune in to
> where the iSeries is going. They liked the free stuff, and now (if they read
> their mail) ibm will send them all kinds of "what's new". Some of it will
> rub off. Wish we could get all those old S36 and V2 & V3 as400s to join and
> check out what's going on. I think ibm picked up on a comment months ago
> about the "cultish" following the machine has & has built on it.
> Perhaps we, as a Nation, can get other parts of ibm to take notice. The
> ibm-pc group created the "Underground" and has had many mailings, web site,
> free stuff, etc.
> Not sure if it's tied in, but I'm trying to get people to view the It Exists
> video. What a message!
> Would luv to have a iNation shirt (a cool one!). Wear it at the mall, etc.
> Be a walking billboard-like every other t-shirt.
> I created an eXtreme shirt for the Baltimore Common, with a big "anarchy-A"
> for AS/400. Couldn't go at the last minute,
> Some got passed around or sold to cover the expense. My daughter wears it to
> high school (she actually did the art work) and explains what an AS400 is to
> her friends. They see the shirt and ask. IBM iSeries-eXtremely Reliable
> Secure Scalable Incredibly Integrated eServers on the front, AS/400 eXtreme
> Servers on the back. It got noticed.
> I hope ibm does something here to get noticed (and to wake up the faithful).
> Remember the movie Dune. It's long past
> time for the faithful to wake up.
> Hey ibm - i'm a consultant - how about an iNation patch to add to my
> business shirt?
> am i ranting or dreaming?
> jim
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jpcarr@tredegar.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: iSeries Nation Update.....
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > Well I think it's kinda a cross between  "Alien Nation"   and    "Rhythm
> > Nation"
> >
> > Strange beings seemingly from an other world,    all with the same beat.
> >
> > It's up to us.
> >
> > I would be curious as to what you all think could be done with 20,000 +
> > Crazy iSeries supporters ?
> > Could they do things that IBM Corp wouldn't let the iSeries team do?   If
> > so what kind of things could we
> > get away with that IBM Corp would be certain to squash if Roch.  tried to
> > do it?
> >
> >
> > John Carr
> >
> > ----------------
> > Is this similar to "Alien Nation" ??
> > Pat Barber
> >
> > -----------------
> > Don wrote:
> > >
> > > As of 15:43edt, there are over 20,000 citizens of the iSeries Nation.
> > >
> > > The Movement has begun....
> > >
> >
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