Re: What's in a name?

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

yeah, but keep in mind GM dropped the Olds...a very good quality and priced 
vehicle and one that lasted forever....kinda like a computer system I once 
heard about that was made in Rochester MN... :)

Don in DC

At 09:57 AM 1/25/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> Aaron,
>
> You got the second one right - I think this is the message IBM missed. We
> had to find it ourselves..
>
> I use this analogy..
>
> IBM                 GM
> System i           Chevrolet
> i5                     Corvette
> iSeries              Impala
> AS/400            Cavalier
>
> The FAMILY is the System i. When you talk about the industry, or general
> server discussion, or platform related things, it is System i. When you are
> referring to a specific server, you would say "I have a System i - mine is
> an AS/400" and so on. Mostly on this list, we reference the family, and
> still call it by a server name. Occasionally, we talk about our specific
> server...
>
> System i rules!
> Trevor
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "albartell" <albartell@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: What's in a name?
>
>
> My problem is that I am semi-unsure of how to even reference it.  I hear
> people say "System i" a lot, but in reality they mean System i5, correct?
> System i is a grouping of servers and "our machine" is the System i5, right?
>
> Aaron Bartell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:32 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: What's in a name?
>
> It occurred to me the other day that we are still living in the past, and
> this email just triggered that thought again.
>
> While we keep talking about constant renaming, we are just repeating an old
> and tired mantra. IBM has not changed the system name in 12 months! When
> will we get behind the manufacturer of OUR platform and support their
> efforts in moving us forward. Ok, so some of us don't like the "new" name,
> but it is no longer new. It is the name we have, and IBM is planning to use
> it for a while. If we continue to be confused inside our world, how will
> anyone outside ourworld consider us a viable platform? I really think that
> slamming the name change is now very passé, and in fact, simply lazy.
>
> So, what will it take for all us System i developers and users to live in a
> System i world, where we sell i5 and the family of servers includes iSeries,
> AS/400 and i5, and the octopuses sing - in the shade?
>
> Just pondering...
>
> Trevor
>
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