Re: Cheaper Servers?

[Dr Syd Nicholson <sydnic@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Perhaps a question asking what a such a machine would be used for would
also be useful

Syd


Shields, Ken wrote:

>David HI
>       Any chance you can design a simple poll, here or on Midrange.com, to 
>determine how many people
>agree, that a PC version of OS/400 is important, or not, and how many would 
>actually buy the OS for thier own use?
>Ken
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Gibbs [mailto:david@midrange.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:27 PM
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Cheaper Servers?
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>At 07:59 AM 4/10/2002, you wrote:
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>>I think a portable OS400 can give Windoze a ride for its money.  Not to
>>mention the stability of OS400 amongst many of its superior features.  Don't
>>quote me but we could break the monopoly of Microsoft on OS.
>>
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>Who are you kidding?  Green screen OS400 vs. Fancy Smancy 64000 color
>Window$?  A company that doesn't market it's system vs. a company that
>markets their systems to heck and back?
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>It's a proven fact that technical excellence & stability is not what
>corporate america wants ... they want "gee-wiz, 'ohh look at the pretty
>colors', it's good because the IT press says it is" systems.
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>Yes, I know I'm being cynical ... but this is just the reality as I see it.
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>btw: don't get me wrong ... iSeries & OS400 are still my first picks for an
>OS to run my business (if I ran a business).  *I* know technical excellence
>when I see it (mostly), don't want my core business to be wasting cycles
>updating a GUI, and take everything the IT press says with a grain of salt.
>
>david
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