Re: should have used an iseries/400

[John Myers - MM <jmyersmm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Train wreck" ... what IT staff or vendor would entertain the thought of 
such an event! <grin>

They probably justified the new solution on the basis that it would yield 
huge savings over the "antiquated legacy system" <bigger grin>

IBM can't afford to indemnify customers from their own incompetence.  In 
the old days, there was a pricing "umbrella" over the hardware that 
supported free SE services.  THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE!

' just my $0.02 ...

John

John Myers
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At 09:21 PM 1/14/2003, you wrote:

> A very interesting read.  Thanks for pointing it out.
>
> The sad point in the story, to me, was the decision not to go back to what
> did work.  Why is it that going back to the last place where it worked is
> not considered as an option?
>
> They mention that the S390 had worked for 30 years.  Yet it was not plugged
> in again nor beefed up as a band-aid.  I just do not understand that course
> of action but I have seen it repeated too many times.  I'd think IBM would
> have "Prodigal Son" marketing program for just such wheels-off train wrecks.