"news"

I'm almost enjoying these articles now:

http://www.midrangenews.net/Detail.asp?ID=316

IBM Stands Behind i5 Name Change 

Instead the "new" System i5, System p5 and System z9, formerly referred
to as iSeries, pSeries and zSeries, are intended to release the overall
feeling that IBM provides system solutions to customers, not just boxes.


Of course, rename the box! Why didn't they think of it sooner?



>From the Previous News section this is my favorite though:

http://www.midrangenews.net/Detail.asp?ID=309

IBM to end support for iSeries

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