RE: Why is the iSeries so slow

["Brad Jensen" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I love iSeries and want it to endure, but I gotta call it as 
> I see it and I hope the discussion brings positive results. 
> This box just seems to do a lot of things that people care 
> about nowadays slower than the competition. I'm sure if we 
> tried to run 5250 RPG applications on Wintel it would suck, 
> but that doesn't seem to be much in demand. Java, TCP/IP, 
> file serving are.
> 
> -Marty

Well, actually....

We have a 52550 telenet server (not line mdoe, page mode) 
on wintel and it seems pretty fast.

That's not running RPG, but there are people run baby/400 (If 
I am remembering the right product) on PCs and unix boxes, and 
I don't hear any complaints about the speed. Maybe someone else has.

IBM doesn't price the 400 against PCs and other processors. They 
price it versus other models in the same line, and against 
historical prices for the 400.

Brad Jensen