It really is such a simple thing. It is amazing how difficult it is for
some people to make such a simple change.
I try to call it by it's current name as best I can, but that simply isn't
the problem with it's bad image. IBM is adding awesome new features to the
hardware and OS on a regular basis, but it still severely lacks in a native
GUI. The reason people have the perception that it is old is because IT
LOOKS OLD! Sure we have iSeries Navigator to do admin stuff (which I don't
use) but that doesn't help RPG developers who want to develop rich graphical
user interfaces on the platform.
I think if we keep saying AS/400 or iSeries, our careers will disappear
before our eyes. I also think that not using the new name is a poor excuse
for an inability to modernize oneself.
I think you have taken it upon yourself to try and change perception in the
community which I will say your efforts have been great. But you are on
this path where the only thing that matters to you (or the only thing I hear
in your postings) is that we need to call something that is relatively the
same a different name. Maybe you should start pounding on IBM to physically
change the UI image and see if that would work better for people's
perception??
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:26 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: MSFT video demos Host Integration Server
Haha!
Ron, I am not so much defensive as I am concerned about our future. We hear
claims ALL the time that the System i is losing ground, and that i5/OS is
'dead'. I heard this from many hardware business partners as they focus on
the servers that sell - p and x.
I would like to see this server have a future. While the perception that it
is OLD continues, we will lose more and more to Wintel and UNIX. To remove
the perception that it is OLD, one simple means is for the people INSIDE the
community to call it by the brand name that the vendor has attached to it -
TODAY.
It really is such a simple thing. It is amazing how difficult it is for some
people to make such a simple change. It is amazing how quickly we are losing
ground. So, I keep jumping up and down and making noise about using the
RIGHT brand name for the server. My hope is, that we all start using the
name System i, and when someone asks us what a System i is, we tell them it
is not our grandfather's AS/400, it is not our father's iSeries, but with
that heritage and the amazing technology it represents, it is the best
platform on the planet. When a new CIO comes in and says "what is your
platform?", you can say "System i" and there will be no rush to get rid of
it.
I think if we keep saying AS/400 or iSeries, our careers will disappear
before our eyes. I also think that not using the new name is a poor excuse
for an inability to modernize oneself.
Trevor
On 6/5/07 11:07 AM, "Ron Adams" <rondadams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Trevor, you seem pretty defensive/touchy about the whole "AS/400"
name. Did it hurt you as a child. (Hehe)
But, seriously. A LOT of people in the industry still call it the
"AS/400".
I've even run across a few inside IBM. The fact is, "AS/400" is the
name that stuck with people, and once it's engrained, it's hard to
change, in spite of IBM's GREAT (snicker) marketing campaigns. Just
like people have a tendency to refer to Coca-Cola as "Coke", some
people, even call Pepsi "Coke". Regardless, of what YOU or anyone else
calls it, at the end of the day, it's still running, and you're still
employed (hopefully).
Ron
On 6/5/07, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The publicity we get is that we are working on an OLD and OUTDATED
platform.
While Don thinks this is a good idea, I for one would like to see us
have a future. And twice the publicity for an OLD server will not
help!!
System i - New and improved recipe!
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