Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

["Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Darrell,

There is nothing wrong with calling your AS/400 an AS/400. You are one of 
the lucky few to still be living with one. And it belongs to the System i 
family (our watchamacallit brand name).  And that is how it is connected.

Easy.

Trevor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darrell A Martin" <DMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch


> Hi, Trevor:
>
> I read just fine, and what I read you to have just written is that the
> AS/400 is included in the current family/brand. So that means it's
> perfectly OK if I keep on calling my model 720 an AS/400. Right? So what
> is the fuss about if I do?
>
> What I think was actually more important about my message is the danger in
> divorcing the whatchamacallit current brand name from the heritage of the
> platform, which includes a track record of stability and reliability
> (among other things) that is enviable by just about any reasonable
> standard.
>
> Darrell
>
> Darrell A. Martin  -  630-754-2187
> Manager, Computer Operations
> dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx