RE: iSeries vs. zSeries

In my experience (having gone to COMMON for 15 years or so), the
sessions are lighter, the Expo is declining, the opportunity for
interaction is less due to markedly less attendance, many quality
speakers no longer attend...

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: iSeries vs. zSeries
> From: "Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, August 24, 2005 1:51 pm
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Michael,
> 
> Your statement gives no reasons why COMMON would be less valuable. I could 
> say petrol (gas) was cheaper in the past, but it still has the same value - 
> cars still chew through the same kind of mileage than they used to.  And 
> then, programmers still chew through the same programming techniques as in 
> the past, and COMMON is still good programming fuel... I would still be 
> saying nothing.
> 
> So, specifically, how is COMMON less valuable?
> 
> Trevor
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: iSeries vs. zSeries
> 
> 
> > COMMON is nice, but I think it was more valuable in the past than it is
> > today.
> >
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> From: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Not to beat this dead horse again, but I've never been in a position 
> >> where I
> >> could attend COMMON.  I know I could use my personal vacation to attend 
> >> one
> >> myself, but I'm not a member of COMMON, nor am I actively involved with 
> >> LUG,
> >> so the cost could be considerable.  I would certainly like to see what 
> >> it's
> >> all about, but I can't easily justify the personal expenses involved.
> 
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