Re: Revenues down in 3RD quarter.

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

I'd like to know where you feel that the ascii/ebcdic issue has been a 
factor.

Is it looking at a packed field with DSPPFM?  Don't see a lot of users 
doing that and most jdbc/odbc/etc drivers handle that.

Is it having to switch between binary/ascii when ftping some files?  Don't 
you have the same issues depending on the file type with wintel servers?

Is it code page issues?  Isn't that still an issue on ascii machines in a 
multilingual environment?

Is it the fact that many shops have left their CCSID at 65535 and when 
then download data it looks like gibberish until they tell it to convert 
65535 data?

Do people really want OS/400 on the desk top?  I've gotten rather fond of 
the gui of other clients and, as much as I liked OV/400, can't see going 
back.

I'm confused as to what you are trying to solve here.  Once you explain 
what you mean, then we'll see if that's the cure for the worlds ills.

Rob Berendt
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Group Dekko Services, LLC
Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





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IMHO
                 I read with interest the article about IBM's revenues 
being announced at COMMON, and how it went over like a lead balloon

                 My guess is that marketing has had a lot to do with the 
dismal figures, but I also feel the time has come for IBM to shelve it's 
stubborn adherence to it's 
EBCDIC machine code, and start swimming upstream with the rest of the 
Extended ASCII fish.
                 Our loyal Midrange crowd also deserve, the ability to 
load the latest OS version on our laptops, or
desk tops, and not have to continually be dependent on the midrange 
hardware.

                 If you build it, more will come....


Ken Shields


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