RE: Free OS/400

While we may not like how certain things are marketed, handled or perceived the
computer system iSeries (formerly the AS/400) is not going away.  It will
change, evolve, have the operating system renamed.

Here is a quote from Buell Duncan:

'let me be crystal clear,  we have absolutely no intention of moving away from
the iseries and as/400 architecture...now or in the future.   if anything,  the
integration around os/400 that makes it so strong in the market is becoming more
and more important as businesses are even more focused on controlling their
total costs.'

Here is a quote from Al Zollar (Lotus CEO)

'I would say iSeries is our best platform for taking out Exchange...The iSeries
is one of the most scalable platforms for Domino, and it
has always been one of the most easy-to-use, drop-in platforms.'


Michael Crump
Saint-Gobain Containers
1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
Muncie, IN  47302
(765)741-7696
(765)741-7012 f
(800)428-8642



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I think IBM plans on making 2003 the last year of the
System/38/AS/400/iSeries product line, so I'm thinking how best to
manage this situation from a career perspective.
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I'd like to see any official verification of this statement.  With no place
to move RPG programs, IBM loses a huge base of existing customers.  Hard to
see that happening.  What may happen is the development of a box that
supports both OS/400 and other operating systems simultaneously.  Heck,
that's already happening, and I like it.  But to say that the very last
AS/400 will be built some 20-odd months from now is an awfully inflammatory
comment, especially with no backing.

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