Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!

[Colin Williams <colinwilliams007@xxxxxxxxx>]

WDHT in V5R4?

On 02/02/06, Trevor Perry <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I agree, IBM needs to find ~the~ solution that they will offer for
> non-5250.
> I think they might have that now with WDHT in V5R4. It still will compete
> with third party tools, but now they ~should~ have everyone speaking the
> same language of GUI.
>
> As for hardware/software, your words were "AS400/iSeries/i5". Sounded like
> hardware to me.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Carpenter"
> Subject: Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!
>
>
> > Trevor Perry wrote:
> >> So, if there ARE a plethora of tools, why are you telling people it is
> >> only
> >> a 5250 legacy system? Your opinions conflict.
> >
> > I'd rather see IBM commit to one of their tools, use it, and get the
> > ISVs to commit to it.  IBM has walked away from products before and
> > except for websphere, I don't see a big commitment. If you're a vendor
> > of such a tool you're probably biased to your product.
> >
> >
> >
> >> And yes, Windows is still Windows, but that is an OS - if we are
> arguing
> >> OS
> >> name changes, that is one thing. You reviewed server name changes. Has
> >> Dell,
> >> HP, Sun, never changed the name of their server? How about intel with
> >> 8088,
> >> 286, 386, 386SX, 486, 486SX, Pentium, Pentium M, Centrino.... ?
> >
> > I've not been talking hardware.
>
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