Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

["Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Darrell,

You ARE working on a System i - just an AS/400 server.

We MUST change to call it the new BRAND name, so we can have some BRAND 
recognition. Period.

Trevor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darrell A Martin" <DMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch


> Hi:
>
> If find this "we have to call it what it is today" argument pretty
> senseless.
>
> We have an AS/400 (Model 720). Going by the logo on the front, it is
> actually an "AS/400e Series". We don't have a single "i anything" in the
> building.
>
> We have three PCs running Windows 95. We do not call their operating
> system Windows XP (or Windows 98, or Windows Millenium, or Windows 2000,
> or Windows NT, or Windows Vista). We call it Windows 95, and will continue
> doing so until we ditch those dinosaurs -- oh, come the glorious day!
>
> When we get a "Series i5" then that is what I will call it. Until then,
> don't tell me I'm working on something I don't have.
>
> Darrell
>
> Darrell A. Martin  -  630-754-2187
> Manager, Computer Operations
> dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/08/2006 09:14:04 AM:
>
> > Does anyone know of anyone using Windows XP but refers to it as Windows
> > 95?
> >
> > The same with our system.
> >
> > AS/400 = Win95
> > iSeries = Win98/2000
> > i5 = XP/Vista
> >
> > If we can adapt to what M$ calls its products, and since change is an
> > inherent part of our culture as IT pros, it shouldn't be difficult to
> > assimilate to i5.
> >
> > Regards, Jerry
>
>
>
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