Re: New i, iSeries, AS/400 Suggestions -- MIDRANGE-L

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On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Konrad Underkofler
<kdunderk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

told the last date to order the 515 is June 20th so we need to make a decision soon. Not sure why IBM is discontinuing a machine that is far more appealing to the existing AS/400 base than the new models, both models are not very expandable but the M15 has some real limitations (the twinax issue).

If you need Twinax, the 515 is the only way to go. You would need an
M25 with an Expansion Unit to have Twinax in a Power 6 System.

In general, if you're still using Twinax today, there was something
wrong with your IT strategy anway. It is a good thing that IBM is
finally killing it off. We need to move forward, not backward.

The only thing really bad about the new POWER6 Machines is that there
is no longer a simple console offering. You'll need a PC running
Windows or a HMC.

I would go with the M15, ditch the Twinax printers and either buy new
matrix printers with LAN attachment or just finally move over to laser
printers. Buy a HMC if possible.

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