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And I'll bet there are now 25-35 functioning S/38s left, and over 100,000 S/36s left. On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:51:37 -0400, "Al Barsa" <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > > > > Depending on who you listen to (IBM doesn't talk) There were 25,000 to > 35,000 S/38's, and 250,000 to 275,000 S/36s. > > Al > > Al Barsa, Jr. > Barsa Consulting Group, LLC > > 400>390 > > "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z" > e gads > > Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor! > > 914-251-1234 > 914-251-9406 fax > > http://www.barsaconsulting.com > http://www.taatool.com > http://www.as400connection.com > > > > > Pat Barber > <mboceanside@worl > dnet.att.net> > To > Sent by: Midrange Systems Technical > midrange-l-bounce Discussion > s@xxxxxxxxxxxx <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > cc > > 08/12/2004 10:06 > Subject > AM Re: IBM overhauls iSeries for the > long haul > > Please respond to > Midrange Systems > Technical > Discussion > <midrange-l@midra > nge.com> > > > > > > > More than you can imagine. Since there was far more S/36 > installed than S/38(50 to 1, maybe much higher), you gotta > imagine many of those folks never bothered to convert to > "native". > > I have several customers who never bothered and never asked > to be converted once they saw that the 400 could handle > their software "as is". > > Many have converted over the years, but some still run a few > applications just as they were on the S/36. The S/36 customers > are the reason the 400 exists today in my opinion. > > I don't believe "anybody" including IBM, has any idea how > much S/36 code still runs. Remember the S/36 was wildly > popular in other countries other than the USA. > > Of course IBM also didn't think many people were using > OV/400. > > Shields, Ken wrote: > > > That's another reason why IBM, rushed to put the Sys/36 out in the > market. > The S/36 was so popular, that even to-day, on the current release of > OS400, > the Sys 36 Environment is still supported. > > I'm very curious to know just how many companies are still using the > S36 Environment. > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > -- michaelr_41@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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