RE: I told you it was coming....it's here. OUR iSeries Nation home page.

JT,

I don't recall the offer off hand, but I'll take any checks anyone wants
to send.  Just keep in mind that they're not tax deductable as a
contribution as a check to ADRA or the United Way would be....

iSeries Nation, Inc., POB 765, Herndon, VA 20172.



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On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, jt wrote:

> Don,
> 
> I didn't look at everything on your new site, but what I saw sure was
> ***impressive!***  ***Very high-class!***
> 
> I liked your post, too, especially the line "we think the Future is so
> bright, you're gonna need a welder's mask...:)"
> 
> You've inspired me!  I'm thinking about expanding the scope of my project
> (to set up a website dedicated to OSS development) to include other aspects
> as well.  I appreciate the downside to having more than one site to express
> "the non-IBM, 'user' side of the equation" so I don't know for sure if this
> would be a wise move.  My current thinking is that the iSeries Community is
> big enough to support more than one view of things, and maybe a little
> good-old-fashioned competition would spur each of us on.  Obviously, this
> kind of thing is too big for one person to do, so I'm not going to attempt
> this as a one-man show.  Just have to see.  If anything does come of it, it
> will certainly be the no-class-at-all approach...:-)
> 
> One thing that immediately jumped out at me, from a quick look at your site,
> was that you have the backing of a lot of the biggest "players", including
> IBM's iSeries Nation.  I have to wonder if you even need the $500
> contribution I promised your new group.  But as I said before, if you give
> me the address of the "iSeries Nation, Inc" the check will be in the mail.
> If I don't hear back today, I'll assume you're on such solid footing you
> don't need it that much.
> 
> Another small question, if you feel like it:  Where did the concept of
> having different states come from.  I thought it was a good idea, so I
> mentioned it to Mr. Haines (the one time I talked to him back before
> COMMON).  I was just wondering...:)
> 
> Anyhoo... contgrats on putting up Phase I.  That sure is a milestone!
> 
> jt
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Don
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 9:46 PM
> To: Undisclosed recipients:
> Subject: I told you it was coming....it's here. OUR iSeries Nation home
> page.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Those of you that were at the CMC meeting on Thursday in NOLA, heard me
> mention a project that was coming down the line that I wasn't prepared to
> talk about.
> 
> Today, I'm announcing that part I of that project is out of beta and ready
> for the light of day.  www.iseriesnation.org
> 
> This is just the start.
> 
> This is the non-IBM, "user" side of the equation.  You're going to see
> things here you NEVER would see at a IBM site.  We have plans to make this
> site and concept a major focal point in the iSeries and soon to be eServer
> Community.  We're going to be very positive, informative and since we're a
> user advocative association, not necessarily politically correct....but,
> politely so.
> 
> Many of the things that IBM drags their asses on and the
> ex-cookie-chef-wannabe in Armonk will never want you to have or the world
> to see, we plan on providing.
> 
> We're NOT going to reinvent the wheel.  If there's someone already
> providing a quality service in a field of need, we're going to tell you to
> use them.  Example:  No listserver planned.  Midrange.com and ignite/400
> have that covered...and what they don't Yahoo does...
> 
> We are planning a regular email delivered eBulletin on events happening
> of interest and perhaps ways and persons in the media that may have not
> gotten the right word about the iSeries and need some education....etc...
> 
> This site is going to be under constant construction.  There's only a
> small handfull of us right now, so please be patient on content.  FOlks
> that have content or content ideas, please let me know.  Please put
> "iSeries Nation User Page:" in the subject line...it helps me ALOT! :)
> 
> We're still growing as fast as we can, we not perfect, but we're gonna try
> like hell to breach the grand canyon between "party line" and reality.
> And, it's time that all those thinking M$ is the best, got a dose of
> reality.
> 
> Yes, because, we're not IBM, you need to signup a second time, with us.
> 
> Since we're user driven, we're not being run by a multi-BILLION dollar
> company.  This means, I'm not going to be sending you any tedy bears to
> get you to signup.  There aren't any gimmicks here.  We're straight
> shooters who have been in the midrange trenches for more years than we
> have fingers and toes.  We fully intend to give you content you can use
> and need to help keep your day to day, day to day.
> 
> We don't have a monopoly on brains or ways to skin the cat, and we're not
> bashful to ask.
> 
> It's time to let the Phoenix rise....we think the Future is so bright,
> you're gonna need a welder's mask...:)
> 
> It's time we kicked some ass to save what's important....
> 
> It's time you signed up for YOUR iSeries Nation....
> 
> Don in DC
> 
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