RE: Cheaper Servers?

["Shields, Ken" <kenshields@xxxxxxx>]

Of course they don't NOW..
Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: James Rich [mailto:james@eaerich.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:50 PM
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Cheaper Servers?


On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Shields, Ken wrote:

>       Issue 2. Linux has a very brisk suite of office tools, all of
> which I'm sure could be incorporated into an OS/400 pc operating system.

No they couldn't.  Those office tools require bitmapped displays which
OS/400 does not support.  I am unaware of single office application on
windows or linux that does not require a bitmapped display, whether GUI or
command line.  Unless you consider sed to be an office application.

> I want OS/400 on my pc, as do quite a lot of the members on this list
> for very good reason. It's time for IBM to step up to the plate.

No one has argued that people on this list do not want OS/400 on their PC.
I stated that outside the scope of this list people with portables do not
want OS/400 on their portable.  I also stated that to think that a
portable version of OS/400 would topple microsoft's monopoly is
ridiculous.

James Rich
james@eaerich.com

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