RE: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero

Chris,

IBM could use you...

And this was SO good...!  Hope you don't mind how I re-phrased it a
little...:  "The PC world has a governor sitting on today's warp-speed
hardware. You license it from Microsoft."

jt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chris Rehm
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 1:59 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero
>
>
> On Friday 09 November 2001 10:45 am, jt wrote:
> > Chris,
> >
> > I have only one question:  why aren't you working for IBM's marketing
> > division...?!?  Why doesn't the iNation hire you...?!?
>
> Well, if IBM hired me and I knew what their margin on the 400 really was,
> I'm pretty sure I'd be just as avid with them about shaving the margin to
> be more attractive in the market. I'm sure they'd get just as tired of my
> emails as Don does.
>
> > BTW, if I understand right, Intel DOES exactly that, because I've seen
> > discussion on the merits of "over-clocking" the CPU, in PC rags.
>
> Yes, you are right. But it has long, long irked me that the PC world has
> always rated computers based on CPU speed. There are so many
> other factors,
> even if all you want to look at is the hardware performance. Then
> when they
> buy the hardware they pour a wretched batch of molasses operating
> system on
> it.
>
> In the PC world there is a CFINT as well. But you have to license it from
> Microsoft.
>
> > jt
>
> --
> Chris Rehm
> javadisciple@earthlink.net
>
> And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart...
> ...Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other
> commandment greater than these. Mark 12:30-31
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