I read recently that “IBM I” has been the longest lasting name of our beloved platform. Unfortunately it is also the worst name. No search engine OR IBM own web sites searches can reliably return accurate results.
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Subject: Re: AS/400 vs. IBM i
On 10/23/19 10:14 AM, DrFranken wrote:
To me it is this one thing: When others hear you say "IBM i" or "Power
Systems" they expect you to be up to date with the current technology of
the machine. To be able to leverage it for success now and forward.
I'm afraid I have to differ a bit.
Micros****** has been using the same name for its flagship OS since
before it was an actual OS (and was only a UI and protected mode
extension for DOS). Even though the present version of WinDoze is not
even remotely like WinDoze 286.
Likewise, Apple has been calling its flagship computer line "Macintosh"
since the days when it was a 68000-based smaller, cheaper successor to
its failed "Lisa," even though its original OS was first ported from
68xxx architecture to PowerPC architecture, then completely replaced by
a BSD fork, which was then, in turn, ported to x86 architecture, and
there probably isn't a single program written for the original Mac 128
that can run on any Mac made in the past decade or more. And it's been
calling its OS "MacOS" ever since MacOS 8.0 replaced "System 7."
And yet it seems like IBM changes the name of its Midrange line more
often than some people change their underwear, and worse, changing it to
something that produces more false positives than genuine hits on Google
(or any other search engine).
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