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----- Original Message ----- From: "Draper, Dale" <dale.draper@seu.sega.com> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:30 AM Subject: RE: V5R1 (why upgrade?) > Good point, but used and refurbished equipment should be available I would > think. > Or am I whistling in the dark there? I think I hear whistling.... ;-) So... you want to play "You Bet Your Business" on the possibility that maybe, in the event of a disaster, that you are either dead and no longer responsible for recovering .... or that maybe, someone has just the right combination of old, outdated, used equipment that can be delivered to your new place of business for recovery purposes with an unsupported operating system, in say, less than 3 days? And made to function? And you have all of your tapes including a recent SAVSYS? But seriously, the issue I have with this statement is the "I would think" clause. The real answer here is that you can't think maybe. If you are in this position, you need to _KNOW_ that the equipment is or can be made available in a moments notice. And that it _WILL_ be compatible. And you need to _KNOW_ if that status changes. It's called planning. And very few people take it seriously, especially in situations where the hardware and software are aging. If they don't spend on the current installation, they probably aren't spending to prepare for "what if". =========================================================== R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. -- IBM Certified Specialist - iSeries Administrator -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer "Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain
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