Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant

Hi Mark

I don't see any benefit in fighting it - as you yourself say, nothing we do will change it - so I think it's better to accept what is. And give gentle hints or reminders to others we talk to.

OK - enough of sounding a little like Trevor - which ain't all bad, eh? Without the accent! Uffda!

Vern

On 12/12/2012 7:42 AM, Mark D wrote:

IBM I is a horrible name and nothing any of us can do will change that. But we sure can fight it.

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On Dec 12, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Dave,

You should call it IBM i. That is the current Operating System name, and
if you want to look current on your CV, you should be up to date. Of
course, you should also include that you have had experience with AS/400,
iSeries. You may also reference OS/400 and i5/OS, and make a note that IBM
i runs on Power Systems.

It is important that you look like you are up to date. Otherwise, you will
be getting a job coding RPGII or RPGIII and miss out on all the cool new
stuff that a modern IBM i can do.

FWIW, there was never such a thing as i5. There was a System i5 for a
short time - maybe a month, but that was actually a System i before the
branding was finalized. And i5/OS was the name of the operating system for
only 2 years.