RE: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java ?

Which is EXACTLY what we did.

Sharon Wintermute


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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: RE: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java ?

that's the beauty of the MVC architecture write the background processing,
etc. and you can build both the green screen and GUI interfaces to reuse
the same code. everybody's happy 8^)

Thanks,
Tommy Holden



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RE: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java ?
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One point I would like to make is that not every one WANTS a GUI.

For straight data entry purposes, its much faster to use a "green screen"
style of entry. The end user that actually "uses" the system is not the
one pushing for a gui - management is.

One client offered the users a choice, 8 out of 10 wanted the green
screen. Speed of data entry was the reason. Point and click just does
not give that to you. Most of the users used the type-ahead feature. At
that point they didn't want the PC but it was forced on them for email
purposes. Now, they see the benefit of point and click for some things,
but straight data entry? - No.

Now granted the other 2 were casual users that really didn't enter any
data, they simply "managed". They were the ones that wanted the same GUI
type applications they had on their desktops.



Sharon Wintermute


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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:20 AM
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Subject: Re: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java ?

From: M. Lazarus
Have you gone on a sales call where your competition has
the GUI and you don't? I have and it's not pretty.

Your competition provides a GUI, and you don't? It was about 1993 when we
began feeling pressure from prospects and competitors to provide a GUI -
which begs the question, what have you been doing for the past 16 years,
or so?

Waiting for IBM to fix the problem?

Nathan.