Re: 5250 for iPhone

[Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow. I cannot see how you got to here from there!

Rob, I said nothing about GUI vs. text. There are plenty of text interfaces
on the planet, and they are a valid tool. A browser is often a text
interface. I said nothing about a command line interface. In fact, I have
remarked many times on the fact that Linux often requires a CLI to get it
going. I am a strong advocate for the right tool for the right job,
regardless of where my picture is seen.

<notsarcasm>My point is, using a 5250 interface on an iPhone is akin to
using your chain saw to cut a piece of paper.</notsarcasm>

In either case, you ~can~, but why would you?



On 7/25/08 9:56 AM, "rob@xxxxxxxxx" <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Trevor,
>
> I use iNav regularly.  However there are times when I find a command line
> useful.  MS recently released a server model that was command line based.
> Many Unix dweebs scoff at some gui and prefer command line interface.  I
> screamed at IBM when they tried to drop the Application Development
> portion of iNav to manage semaphores and shared memory.  Their argument
> was that unix dweebs argument.  My argument was that Application
> Development was often used by non programmers in Domino shops to slay
> errant items.  I won.
>
> I have a circular saw, a reciprocating saw and a chain saw.  However I
> still use a hand saw on occasion.  Best tool for the job.  Or in some
> cases, for a quick cut I don't want to hassle with the extension cords and
> all.
>
> <sarcasm>
> Did you know phones support text messaging?  Can you believe that - actual
> text?!  When "a picture can support a thousand words" (or something like
> that).  And we still do that in Arabic letters versus ideographic
> characters that are picture like in their representation (think Japanese
> or Chinese).
> </sarcasm>
>
>
>
> Rob Berendt