I'll chime in, FWIW: I will continue to call 'my' machine what it
actually is, which at this time is an i5 520. Until I upgrade to a new
machine, I will continue to refer to the platform that I am on, which is
System i.
Also, it is my wish that anytime someone refers to the platform as
something other than what IBM is *currently selling*, that everyone
refrain from the sarcastic snipes/remarks that generally say 'that's not
what it's called!'. Not everyone is using a brand new machine!
Bob Cagle
IT Manager
Lynk, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: CRPence
On 08 May 2013 08:42, Buck Calabro wrote:
<<SNIP>> can someone explain to me the business value of us on this
list continuing to use antique jargon to describe the modern platform?
I can not. But for most messages of a remotely technical nature,
including a Version, Release, and perhaps also a Modification level
[e.g. V7R1M0 or 7.1] would be beneficial for clarify, *regardless* of
any /antique jargon/ included in a message. For example if one writes
[for whatever reason\excuse], that they are using an AS/400 with v7r1,
then as long as the topic is not hardware, then why should anyone care?
The pertinent detail is there, the software release for the implied
OS, and so it should be easy enough to ignore\overlook the
[poorly\incorrectly] chosen nomenclature. Of course those who make
snide remarks like "my AS/400, or whatever IBM chooses to call the
system this week," deserve every harsh retort they might receive, even
if I desire that everyone would refrain from such sniping, and just snip
such inane commentary from any quoted text they include in their
replies.
I also can not see any *technical* aspect of the system being
discussed in this thread [or threads, per the multiple "Subject:"; the
OP with subject "AS/400 Server" was even threaded within another
entirely unrelated discussion topic <ugh>], nor any technical question
that was originally asked in\by the OP. Of course the archives seem
rarely to thread my replies properly, so my message will probably stand
alone as an apparent new message, with a "Re:" subject. <sigh>
--
Regards, Chuck
midrange.com
