Re: What kind of system do I work on?

On 09/03/06, Mark Allen <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:> On 3/9/06, Scott
Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> So....  "System i" is the term for a whole series of product lines.>> And
"iSeries" isn't.  And "i5" is the current product line name, which is
>> a whole line of products, but not a series of product lines.
>
> I still think they musta watched "Short Circuit" before they did it,
Number
> 5 is ALIVE!!!!!

The name I5 always makes me think of the Ultimate Computer, M5, in Star
Trek. Whenever I hear the I5 name I find myself saying in my mind, "I5
tie-in. I5." And then I can just tell it, "I5, design and run the new
Payments by Project Report."

Ultimately the M5 Multitronic System was unstable and failed. This is
further worrying evidence that the marketing gurus at IBM are not Trekkies -
remember their failure to appreciate the origin of the name OS2/Warp.

--
Dave...