Re: Costco still on IBM i?

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Like many others Pete, Costco have been attempting to move off the platform to one degree or another for 12+ years. Like most others, it hasn't worked that well so far as I can tell.

I wonder if the interface you saw is mostly a skin? Certainly, in my local store, the green screen is front and center as always.


Jon Paris
Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



> On May 16, 2025, at 8:29 AM, Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I was in Costco yesterday and noticed that the usual "green screen" interfaces were no longer there.  Nice GUI in it's place.    The Costco employee said she liked it better (she was doing returns) but as she demo'ed it seemed it was more the smart use of scanning devices (grabbing images, scanning the barcode) that she thought was "better" (although I am pretty sure those interfaces were already in use).
>
> The reason I ask is that about 15 years ago I was in a secure programming class with a couple of Costco developers that said they were moving off the platform.  Could they have finally moved?
>
> -- 
> Pete Helgren
> www.petesworkshop.com
> CISSP - MSCM
> GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester
> AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
> Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
>
> -- 
> This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
> visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
> or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
> at https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
>
> Please contact support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for any subscription related questions.