Re: NT vs AS/400

[jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I don't know about disk drive prices and the like,   however the things I
do like are;

Joblogs,    If a program fails or abends,  I got one.    Where is that
sucker on a Win box?  Anybody know?  I've been looking for years to find
what the heck went wrong when I have to literally turn off the power
because the OS is stuck and will not respond.   When I repower it,  it has
the nerve to tell me that "System was abnormally terminated,  Next time
Please power down correctly"     Doncha love that message?

Where is the equivalent of  the message   CPI5FD13  on a Win or *nix  box?
I got this message a lot a couple of years ago.   Never seen it's counter
part on a Win or *nix  platform and I have been in many similar situations
on Win box when I wish I would have seen it.
BTW,  if you are not familiar with  CPI5D13  the message text is  "
Converting *PGM     &1 in library  &2 to 64-bit RISC"     Now I have gone
from 16 bit Win to 32 bit Win and if I remember right,   I had to buy (For
every desktop)  complete new applications to get them to 32 bit.

The machine command set.  I still love the simplicity and elegance of the
DSP, WRK, CRT,  structure of the command set.  The commands I have seen
from *nix or Win have no rhyme or reason to me.  I truly believe that they
have a "Random Name Generator" .

Now John,    I highly respect you and your opinions.   I can't argue with
you.

You are right about the Interactive penalty.    If I were to try to
understand IBM's logic for it,   (and looking back on how FAST we Midrange
people are to change ie Sys/36,  RPGIII, etc)     I would say that IBM is
applying a "Cattle Prod"  type of coaxing to move us from Interactive to
Java?  and JSP, etc.

These are personal (and yes probably emotional)  preferences.   So,  I have
no other defense for them.

Respectfully
John Carr

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