Re: Also Leaving MidRange Equipment

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

won't happen.  This is part of a heavy trend away from the 400...and to
SQL Server/.net and unix/oracle...

Sucks...but that's all they're being taught in school nowadays...

Don in DC




On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Steve Landess wrote:

> Dennis -
>
> Considering one of the recent posts:
> Let us know when they switch back because of scalability problems....
>
> <lol>
> Steve
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 4:28 PM
> Subject: Also Leaving MidRange Equipment
>
>
> > To all:
> >
> > Today is also the last day the 820 is the production server here.  About a
> > year ago the CFO determined we needed different ERP software & on Monday
> > 2/7/05 we go live with M$ Axapta running on SQL server.  All the servers
> > are IBM X series in an IBM rack.
> >
> > My tenure with IBM equipment & programming goes back to 6/6/66 & the unit
> > record equipment (a pair of 402's, 602 calculating punch, the high speed
> > card sorter (1000 cards a minute - don't remember the number, & a
> > collator) days.  Next came the 360, then various System/3's, then the
> > System/34, then the System/36, & for the last 17+ years various models of
> > the AS/400.  I was working for an IBM VAR & ended up in Rochester for two
> > weeks converting our software before the AS/400 was announced. The only
> > machine I missed was the System/38 & management was happy with what we had
> > so no upgrading.
> >
> > I also would like to thank all that helped me with questions.  I was more
> > of a lurker but I also gleaned a lot of information from this & other
> > lists that David runs.  The only one I have kept is the PC Tech list.
> > Some days the volume on Midrange-L was staggering but I at least looked at
> > the headers to see if it was of interest.
> >
> > It is now on to SQL 2000 & all it's nuances.  Can't look back because I
> > don't have time.  I will still get to work with the 820 because I have
> > historical data that I need to migrate into SQL but it is not the PRIMARY
> > server & for that I am sad.  The thought of retiring was there but I guess
> > I look at this as a heck of a challenge.  A DBA is a pipe dream but just
> > getting comfortable with SQL is a definite reality.  I have vendors I can
> > call if things really get bad.
> >
> > So, I need to sign off & do the last of the data conversions to our new
> > software.  This weekend is going to get rather hectic but it's a job &
> > it's time to get busy.  Almost drug out my bike this afternoon & went for
> > a ride - getting into the 40's today & the snow is melting fast.  Come on
> > spring.
> >
> > And thanks again to all that helped me in my quest for answers.
> >
> > Thanks - Dennis
> >
> > "I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they
> > go flying by." Dilbert's Words Of Wisdom
> >
> > Dennis Munro
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