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

["James W. Kilgore" <qappdsn@xxxxxxx>]

Rick Staebler wrote:

> I believe the 400 is deeply rooted and will be around for a long time. It
> will continue to change over time but some variation of it will be here.

<<snip>>

On this thread, I read something about a convergence of the AS/400 and RS/6000
but in reading between the lines it was -not- (IMO) an either/or issue of
platforms but more a standardization of interchangeable parts.

For the AS and RS to be capable of using the same disk or tape drives does not
spell the death of either but a rational decision on a manufacturing company to
utilize common components to reduce cost and better position themselves in a
highly competitive market.

There is, and always will be, a difference. It's the OS.

James W. Kilgore
qappdsn@ibm.net

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