Re: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...

But do you have your own AS/400 at home that you administer and tinker with?
Also, you yourself are a professional, so already out of the equation. ;)

I'm talking joe schmo who is an accountant or contractor or student or
something (non-IT).

I would be surprised if you found one in 100,000 of these people that has an
AS/400 at home they tinker with ... hell, 1 in 1,000,000 would be extremely
safe bet.

Now, 1 in 100,000 average computer users that have a windows or *nix machine
at home they mess with?  Pretty safe bet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Metz, Zak" <Zak_Metz@G1.com>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: RE: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...


> I'm one of those freaks, and I know there are a couple more listening.
>
> I have an Xbox, but I barely touch it. It just "feels" like a waste of
time.
>
> I'd rather develop my programming skill on my AS/400 than play a pointless
video game. To me, the process of solving a programming problem is itself a
(sometimes frustrating) game of sorts, but gives me greater satisfaction
when resolved and eventually evolves into a complete application. I wouldn't
need an AS/400 for that, of course, but if I can, why not use the best (note
the swelling pride)? I have to have some tangible goal to keep myself
interested, so I developed a website that included another interest, and
that's what I use the home machine for (www.distortion.us).
>
> There are other views, of course. My roommate is also an AS/400 developer,
but couldn't care less about it once he leaves the office.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Bull [mailto:Jeff.Bull@itm-group.co.uk]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:41 AM
> > To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> > Subject: RE: At the risk of sounding like an AS/400 rah-rah...
> >
> >
> > ... running an AS/400 at home for fun???
> >
> > I would have two uses for a AS/400 at home: working from
> > home, and heating
> > the garage.
> >
> > For 'fun' at home, try a PC or playstation, remote-control
> > cars perhaps  :-)
> >
> > Jeff Bull
>
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