Re: PC RPG compiler?

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Vernon,

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Vernon Hamberg wrote:

> Scott
>
> I find it a little strange that you disagree with Jon on the history of
> this mess. He was, I believe, the lead (or very close to the lead) for RPG
> IV/ILE - whatever you want to call it. He ought to know - he was right in
> the middle of things at Toronto.

I'm a bit puzzled by this statement...  I was certainly not disagreeing
with Jon about the name of IBM's RPG compiler for the AS/400 (aka iSeries)

My point from the very beginning was that a PC RPG Compiler may be
an "RPG IV" compiler, but not an "ILE RPG" compiler.  (Unless of course,
they ported the entire Integrated Language Environment, but even then
it'd probably be a trademark violation to call it ILE)

>
> Obviously this is confusing.

Yes -- if there's one thing that I *VERY*MUCH* agree with Jon Paris about,
it's that this was a confusing name.


>
> But what do you say about the laptop iSeries? <bg>
>

I had never heard of the laptop called "I Series" until they changed the
name of the AS/400 to the iSeries/400, and people on this list started
talking about it.