Re: v5r2

["Charly Jones" <charly301@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Anyone aware of Wang's history knows that I am glad we did.
What is a Wang?

--  Charly


> From "Programmers at Work" by Microsoft Press:
Interviewer: "Is studying computer science the
best way to prepare to be a programmer?"

Bill Gates: "No, the best way to prepare is to
write programs, and to study great programs
that other people have written. In my case, I
went to the garbage cans at the Computer
Science Center and I fished out listings of
their operating system."

Charly Jones
253 265-6244
Box 640
Gig Harbor
Washington USA
98335


> From: "Roger Vicker, CCP" <rvicker@vicker.com>
> Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: v5r2
> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 21:20:38 -0600
>
> Rob,
>
> I had an IBMer tell me that some of their high capacity printers actually
> work
> better with a twinax interface than TCP/IP. He said that if he had a choice
> he
> would use twinax for any rough environment like a shipping dock.
>
> Now me, the only thing I use twinax for is the system console. Will until
> IBM
> gets a lan based console that is proven as solid and functional.
>
> Roger Vicker, CCP
>
> rob@dekko.com wrote:
>
> > This is a multipart message in MIME format.
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > If that is the case, then convert your PC's from twinax to LAN.  It's a
> > rare business that is thriving that is not running a lan, so you
> probably
> > have one anyway.
> >
> > Back when the AS/400 first came out and we were planning the move, a
> boss
> > thought we should evaluate other platforms, like Wang.  At that time we
> > had over $250,000 in twinax perephials alone.  For that reason, and
> > numerous others, I thought we should ditch the move and just go to the
> > 400.  Anyone aware of Wang's history knows that I am glad we did.  But
> > now, our usage of twinax terminals is extremely limited.  With the low
> > cost of netstations or PC's I can't see a reason to put in twinax
> > anywhere.  Including dirty shop floor.  Oh, there will be people who
> > disagree, and they will continue to cite reasons of durability, ease of
> > use, security, ease of setup, etc even past the day the last one rolls
> out
> > the door at their company.
> >
> > Rob Berendt
> >
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