RE: Green screen - it's time is over

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

uh... Bruce,

Some other folks (Rob Dixon, Nathan, Brad...) on this list are probably too
much of a gentleman.  I'm not, so I'm not gonna let that statement stand
without comment.

Joe may have expressed it more succinctly.  Be he is HARDLY the ONLY one to
hold this, and similar, views.

jt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bruce Barrett
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:09 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Green screen - it's time is over
>
>
> >The truth is that the AS/400, now spelled iSeries, is still the best
> >business platform available.  But its uniqueness no longer
> resides in that
> >wonderful integrated 24x80 window that we grew up with.
> Instead, it lies in
> >the ability to write powerful applications in languages with tight
> >integration to its incredible database.  Personally, I think
> IBM's direction
> >of pushing everything to SQL is ludicrous, but it is silly for
> me to whine
> >about SQL.  Instead, I need to embrace it as best I can and work
> it into a
> >realistic development environment.
>
> Joe,
>
> You are the only person in all of the list that seems to have
> seen the light.  See bolded.
>
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