Re: i5 Youngsters

Then I guess I misread your criticisms...I feel much like you do.

I installed one of the first AS/400 systems in Dallas back in 1988, and I have always been pissed off at IBM for their lack of marketing strategy for this platform, which I originally attributed to their focus on mainframe sales in those days, and their fear that AS/400 would cannibalize that market.

Today I just don't understand their lack of focus on this platform.

I personally believe that over the last 30 years that the IBM midrange systems (particularly the System/38, AS/400, iSeries, and System i) represent the best business computing platform that has ever existed, bar none, but those in power at IBM headquarters still treats it like a step-child.

IMO, IBM should spin off the midrange division as a separate company, and let it realize its full potential. It has been held back by those in power at IBM corporate.

- sjl


----- Original Message ----- From: "Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries" <midrange-nontech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: i5 Youngsters

On 1/15/08, SJL <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You _always_ speak negatively of IBM and the System i - iSeries - AS/400.
Why do you keep participating in these mailing lists?

Because i work with the System i and think it's a very interesting
platform that has a lot of unrealized potential.

Because i don't see my position as an absolute truth, and like to read
arguments by the other side - helping me to refine my position.

I've been reading this list since i started on the System i. I learned
*a lot* by reading a lot of posts made by many very competent people
on this list.

But i still don't think that the System i is the perfect solution to
everything, ending all wars, giving bread to all people and curing
cancer and aids. There's still a lot to be done.

Many people ignore that, or compare a System i 515 to NT4 that they
worked with when i was still a little kid :)

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