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R. Bruce, Sounds like a target of opportunity, for the iSeries. Low-end systems are available now and will, and almost certainly will continue to become cheaper. There is a vast network of VAR's and small independent contractors (who are extremely hungry, of late). This combination, plus the failure of HPs e3000, and a large number of other things point to a /potential/ HUGE opportunity for the 400, IMV. The network that links the necessary ingredients has not quite "gelled". Can be done, I'd think, fairly easily. Potential HUGE $$$, IMV. One of the primary assets of the 38/400/i, of course, is that an individual or small group can support a very large number of small businesses. I'd think IBM and larger ISVs could make some /very serious/ "chump change" supporting these folks... Would take a while to build momentum, and I think this is the choke-point. Some businesses, of course, will choose the "do-it-yourself", "do-it-on-the cheap" Linux approach. Obviously, the 400 already has Linux available, and every indication is that Linux will probably continue to be optimized to run on the iSeries. Especially if the iSeries ever merges with the pSeries...! Looking at the entire industry, the pSeries appears to lead the pack with AIX-5L, with the i & zSeries following close behind (as far as I can tell). I'm sure many businesses will continue going the route of the seemingly-cheap approach of M$, and OSS, however. Don't know about the rest of the above, but this is "certain". The xSeries already has a firm place in this marketspace, so that may work against some of this other stuff ever actually happening. TAA (Thanks As Always) for your views, Bruce...! jt "Have a GREAT day...! And a BETTER ONE TOMORROW~~~:-)" (sm) > -----Original Message----- > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 4:15 PM > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > Subject: Re: Oh where has my disk space gone? > Importance: High > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis@iquest.net> > To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 4:05 PM > Subject: Re: Oh where has my disk space gone? > > > > That's too bad that folks are going the windoze route... > > actually, for that client, no, it WAS the right thing to do. 7 users, well > defined problem, solved by multiple companies on NT supported software, > everyone had pc's already, just needed to add a server and the > software.... > not a $60k hardware upgrade plus another $50-70k to Y2K the existing, > custom, COBOL software on the 400 all without any enhancements to the > software, not to mention the ongoing support. For THIS client it ended up > being 1/10 the cost. > > > =========================================================== > R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. > -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator > -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer > > "I want to be different, just like everybody else!" > - Ceili Rain
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