RE: lack of usable new OS features (was RE: Since when is adding DASD sodifficult?)

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Thanks for the background.

There are some things I too am lobbying IBM to push the SQL standards
committees to accept.  They, however, and not IBM may be the holdup on
some of that.

The languages have been enhanced quite a bit.  While some people feel
differently I like the free format RPG.  And there are changes coming.
Enhancing the 'native' tool set?  Are you calling the 5250 based SEU
'native'?  I think you can hold your breath until you're blue in the face
but I don't think IBM is going to do anything to enhance the 5250 based
tools.

You're right.  We now live in a heterogenous systems world.  You may have
other systems that handle your web and java quite well.  There is a reason
for IBM to develop that for the iSeries as well.  To take advantage of the
stability of the processor.  And to prevent erosion of basic services.
'Gee if this other machine handles our web so well, can it run our ERP as
well?'


Rob Berendt
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin




Konrad Underkofler <kdunderk@hoshizaki.com>
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06/07/2002 08:18 AM
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Rob,

In answer to your question about my background. I am the
typical (or atypical depending on your view) AS/400 guy
that started out with a System 32, moved to a System 34
and then got one of the original System 38's back in 1980.
I actually worked for IBM during their troubled times back
in the early 90's working with about $30M+ in AS/400 hardware.
Did some testing in Rochester when the first RISC machines
were produced. When not working on the AS/400 worked on
a very elegant totally object oriented package in C++
that still in many ways defines state of the art for me.
I still think the 400 is one of the best machines ever!

My current environment is primarily vendor supplied legacy
code that dates back to 1975 in some cases. I don't really
care about all the web stuff or Java on the iSeries since
it complicates our licensing and we have other fast, robust
systems that handle it very well. Most of the current OS
releases are aimed at this other group of users. I would
love to see them get back to enhancing my environment by:

1) make interactive performance cheaper
2) Finish SQL, how about an update join?
3) Enhance the native toolset as well as the languages
4) Finish and enhance the MS connectivity, the idea of
                 using VB as a front end to 400 data was great but
                 never quite finished.

Recent IBM moves such as harrassing BCC over using IBM
drives in an IBM system while IBM sells their disk business
to Hitachi and using Seagate drives does not impress me.
Raising software subscription prices by 25% does not impress
me. Apple has seen the light and done a great job of ensuring
their future through OS X and becoming price competitive,
I hope IBM sees a similar light. I am not selling my IBM stock yet!

Regards

Konrad

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