Re: IBM overhauls iSeries for the long haul

Any idea on how many AS/400s were produced or still in use ?
CISC vs RISC



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> 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.
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> 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".
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> 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".
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>   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.
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> 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.
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> Of course IBM also didn't think many people were using
> OV/400.
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> 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.
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> I'm very curious to know just how many companies are still using the
> S36 Environment.
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