I was just reading back though some of the responses in this thread and just
made myself feel a little ill.
I was reflecting on Scott's comment:
I don't like that you are associating GreenScreen=IBMi, and GUI=Windows
I thought about an installation where I had been working on BPCS 6.04 with
the dodgy GUI interface.
That was 1999-2000 and the realisation hit me that my mind said "at the turn
of the century".
The turn of the century?
It was only twelve years ago but I just felt so ancient.
Eerie feeling that I had to share.
Norm Dennis
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Subject: Re: New COMMON Conference
FWIW.... I agree with your users. When I see green screen, I go "ewwwwww",
too.
However, I don't like that you are associating GreenScreen=IBMi, and
GUI=Windows.
You can (and should!) write GUI apps on IBM i. I've been telling people to
do that for 10+ years. Your users shouldn't know or care where the data
resides... what they should know/care about is that it's stable, and always
there when they need it. And IBM i excels at that.
Take iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Blackberries... all easy to use GUI
interfaces, none of them are Windows in any way shape or form. How about
XBox, Wii, PS3... all easy to use GUI devices, no Windows involved.
IBM i can be a major player in that world too, using GUI technologies like
web. The only reason you still code green screens is because you (or
someone else in your environment) has made that choice.
Note that we actively discourage green-screen sessions at COMMON. (Much
more so than Richard's .NET sessions!)
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