Re: About prospects of AS/400 !!!!!

** Reply to message from Pavan Krishnamurthy <pavankri@wipsys.soft.net> on Wed,
30 Sep 1998 17:24:16 -0700

> Hi,
>       I am a software professional working with an esteemed company. Recently
> during a discussion there was a point brought out that there is not much in
> store for AS/400 professionals in the future years to come and the trend
> now is migrating applications from AS/400 to S/390 and RS/6000.

Well, I haven't witnessed this trend. Before accepting it as gospel, you might
spend a little more time looking into market conditions.

>       This kind of an information has made me apprehensive of continuing in
> AS/400. I would really appreciate the help if some of you out there could
> share their views on this and also tell me as what are the more recent
> developments that are scheduled to take place on the AS/400 and where I can
> get to know about the same thru the net.....

Stop by www.ibm.com and search it for AS/400 sites. IBM has a pretty strong web
presence and they certainly announce AS/400 updates.

When I first started working on the IBM midrange line in RPG, about 20 years
ago, I had to listen to the same kind of stuff you are talking about. Back then
the "market trend" was in replacing IBM midrange with DEC Unix machines. I don't
know what those guys are doing for a living now.

> Regards,
> Pavan Krishnamurthy.



Chris Rehm                                                    
Mr.AS400@ibm.net                                              
                                                              
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