RE: RPG IV and CF-spec "keep it IBM"

You have established that you don't like it, but what about the those of
us that actually want it?  

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Bob Cozzi [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 3:40 PM
>>> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>>> Subject: RE: RPG IV and CF-spec "keep it IBM"
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well beating a dead horse may be what I'm doing, but they 
>>> (IBM) have not yet
>>> announced the CF-spec. And until the actually announce it, 
>>> it does not
>>> exist. It is my hope that regardless of whether or not they 
>>> finish it, they
>>> never announce it!
>>> 
>>> Bob Cozzi
>>> 
>>> http://www.RPGIV.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com 
>>> [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
>>> > Behalf Of Dan Bale
>>> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 5:54 PM
>>> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>>> > Subject: RE: RPG IV and CF-spec "keep it IBM"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Ya know, I'm beginning to think that the "$100 budget" has been
>>> > blown out of the
>>> > water by Hans reading and responding to all of these posts.
>>> >
>>> > Bob, give it a rest, already!  Are you so bored that you have
>>> > nothing else to
>>> > complain about?  (I may regret giving you that opening!)  Was
>>> > your flight in a
>>> > holding pattern for four hours today?  Honestly, I admire your
>>> > extensive RPG
>>> > knowledge and always _want_ to give you the benefit of a doubt in
>>> > expressing
>>> > your opinions, but you have a tendency to beat the dead horse
>>> > well after its
>>> > been turned into glue!  (Sorry for the horrendous metaphor!)
>>> >
>>> > You've made yourself clear.  Very clear.  Several times over.
>>> >
>>> > (Now I really am done!  Reall....  Wait, I've said this before,
>>> > haven't I?)
>>> >
>>> > - Dan Bale
>>> >
>>> > The following was written by Bob Cozzi:
>>> >
>>> > Hans,
>>> >
>>> > As you know, most of us General Purpose Business 
>>> Applications programmers
>>> > don't tend to write too many compilers in our lifetimes.....
>>> >
>>> > < ...blah, blah, blah...  (8 long paragraphs later...) >
>>> >
>>> > Someday, from my ivory tower (which today is the airport in
>>> > Austin Texas) I
>>> > hope IBM understand the AS/400's place in the market. You 
>>> don't write an
>>> > Invoice program for the AS/400 because you can use 
>>> free-form CF-specs. You
>>> > write an Invoice program for the AS/400 because it is reliable,
>>> > has a great
>>> > database, and is EASY to use. The old acronym is still true
>>> > today, KISS.  We
>>> > just don't care about Compsci theories. We want the f'n Order
>>> > Entry program
>>> > to work.
>>> >
>>> > Bob Cozzi
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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