Re: OS/2 is FINALLY History (per IBM) :-(

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For starters, not too many shops are going to buy an AS/400 to file share
their access database and word files.

Now, look at the market that AS/400 IS in.  They fight with Unix up there,
not Windows too much.

Only very recently has MS been trying to make in roads in that niche.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael R" <michaelr_41@hotmail.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 is FINALLY History (per IBM) :-(


> Why hasn't it had a virus? Because it's some type of uber-OS that can't be
> affected? Perhaps...or is it because entry costs into an AS/400 are about
> USD $30K, and most pimply-faced 15 year olds can't come up with that? Not
a
> lot of warez versions of OS/400 laying around...
>
> If all your network problems were sorted out by OS/400 years ago, why are
> you using a network? Is there perhaps some other perceived value in
running
> Windows servers and clients?
>
> I'm constantly amazed that people choose other systems than iSeries. How
can
> it be that the majority of the industry is dead wrong and it's only us
true
> iSeries believers that are right?
>
> I think I need a glass of Kool-Aid...
>
>
>
>
> >From: fiona.fitzgerald@notes.royalsun.com
> >Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> >To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> >Subject: Re: OS/2 is FINALLY History (per IBM) :-(
> >Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:54:58 +0000
> >
> >
> >Leif thinks - time to begin to open source OS/400...
> >
> >I can't agree with that. OS/400 has never had a virus. It's a robust,
> >stable system.
> >
> >Every single multi-user-related problem on Windows servers experienced by
> >our Network support
> >team, every single registry problem, scalability issue and authorisation
> >crisis gets the response "that was sorted out on OS/400 years ago"
> >And then they have to take down the lot to ensure eradication of a virus.
> >Rebooting with a virus scan adds at least 7 minutes to the delay in
> >powering each PC back up.
> >
> >Let's not put the alligators back in this swamp, huh ?
> >
> >Fiona
> >fiona.fitzgerald@notes.royalsun.com
> >
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