RE: What's an MMA?

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree. I saw two of them today, sitting in a tree outside my client's
office. Sweet.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Allen
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:58 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: What's an MMA?

I'd prefer the Hollywood names over our server naming convention, bitds,
we've got falcon, penguin , osprey, hawk, raven, dove, among others, I am
thinking the System i needs named "Bald Eagle", once almost extinct, now
making a comeback and still the prettiest bird in the air..................

On 10/11/07, Al Barsa <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> IBM's new systems all have "Hollywood Names".  Just like Marilyn Monroe
> was
> born as Norma Jean Baker.
>
> This makes about as much sense as a screen door in a submarine.
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> Al
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> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
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> 400>390
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> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
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> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
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> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
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> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
> http://www.as400connection.com
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> I vaguely recall seeing a reference to a model called an "MMA" (or
> MM-something) in my research on zero LPARs, but never actually
> encountered one.
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> Now we've got a customer with one. Supposedly, the front of the box says
> 570, but it reports its model number as "MMA."
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> What in blazes is an MMA?
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> James H. H. Lampert
> Touchtone Corporation
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