RE: More anti-midrange propaganda

["Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It figures, the executives are looking at tangible benefits, not intangible.
I know we just invested in a new 810 and will be purchasing a upgrade to our
financial system soon. So we aren't getting rid of ours anytime soon. Of
course when our brand new Windows network goes down, I will still be able to
use my linux laptop and server because viruses don't affect them. :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Booth Martin 

The author of this article is doing a lot of editorializing and not very
much reporting.

"We consider any system over 3 years old to be legacy..." "does anyone know
where we can get VAX parts..."  "No one in India will do RPG..."  These
quotes are not mainstream.  This whole article seems written by someone with
an agenda.

-------Original Message------- 

The Price Of Legacy
CIOs at the InformationWeek Fall Conference say their oldersystems are still
useful but often carry a high price tag.

http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ect30EEEPF0V20B8rd0Ag


I'd like to know how much money this CIO is "saving" by getting rid of their
iSeries.