Re: Linux

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try Redhat.  Generally the best supported distribution out there.
www.redhat.com

As for RS6000 vs AS/400, it comes down to what your IT team knows and what
the applications you want to run.  If the application you are using only
runs on an AS/400, well, there is what you are going to use.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy Dills" <troypmc@charter.net>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:15 PM
Subject: Linux


> Hello group.
> I have a couple of questions I hope you can answer. First is it possible
for
> me to download a copy of linux for my pc (I have a cable modem), If so
what
> is recomended? The different varietys of Linux, I know nothing about it
and
> wanted to learn.
>
> Can someone tell me the difference in why someone would use and AS400 vs
an
> RS6000. They both have Risc processors, and different operating systems. I
> prefer to use an AS400 for the ease of use. My backgound has always been
> wholesale/retail, or manufacturing. I used the RS6000 at one place instead
> of an AS400, I don't know why, other than that is what was in place when I
> started working there. Then I went to work at a manufacturing company that
> had both. We ran our business applications on the AS400 and an (Awesome)
> automated warehouse on the RS6000.  I've been told in the past that
RS6000's
> were more of a precision box for engineers. I'm just trying to put into
> prospective of when to use which System. Any and all help is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Troy Dills