We've already had a desktop sized machine (P01). It didn't sell. Perhaps
with better pricing, the market would be better. System i's are already
being used in POS applications. Several vendors, including Responsive Data
Systems, have software for POS that bolts on to other back office packages.
Paul Nelson
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Office 512-392-2577
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From: midrange-l-bounces+nelsonp=speakeasy.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+nelsonp=speakeasy.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Joe Pluta
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:35 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: POWER6 now or later?
From: Booth Martin
Help me a bit here, Joe. I am trying to visualize how I would use a
desktop System i. I have this hilarious mental image of twin-ax
spreading through the plant, all from my desk. So how would I use it?
One of the big complaints I hear is that nobody can afford a System i to
work on. With low-end machines under $10K now, I suspect a desktop would be
closer to the $5K range making it available to just about anybody serious
about wanting to learn the machine.
I'm not a big rack guy myself, so I wouldn't mind a desktop or mini-tower
version of a System i in my own setup; my two System i servers take up a lot
of room (and power and heat) in my network. I think a smaller form factor
System i would also be a great fit in distributed environments. I could see
a System i in a Point of Sale configuration, for example: one per local
store, with a self-contained retail store application that tied via WAN to a
central location.
Joe
midrange.com
