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Re: Did we have another name change?

At 3:43 PM -0500 4/10/06, Trevor Perry wrote:

Everybody around here calls it an AS/400 because of (1) familiarity, not
grammar, and (2) they are afraid of learning new technology - and calling it
the old name, and using it the old way means no change of underwear.
I certainly plead "guilty" to (1), but I laugh openly at the generalization you proceed to at (2). I am not "afraid" of new technology, but only weary of wasting resources on learning your constantly-changing aliases. 

   Regards,

   - Lou Forlini
     Software Engineer
     System Support Products, Inc.

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