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Did he say how long the 400/i5 would be around for ?
At a COMMON a few years ago I heard George Farr say something to the effect that RPG would be around until some date--it was before 2020--at least far off enough that it looked like I could retire from an RPG shop. I could tell he was just pulling a number out of the air to reassure people that RPG had a future. I made the mistake of posting the comment to an AS400 mailing list without (apparently) enough context. Boy did I get flamed. <g>
George has a dry sense of humor. You have to be there to understand
him.
-----Original Message----- From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:34 AM To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: ?Withdrawal of RPG/400 compiler?
>> Jon ... You write for the rag. What's the source of the announcement?
As best I can tell Rob it was a combination of wishful thinking combined with a small misunderstanding of what George Farr meant when he said during a COMMON presentation that "RPG/400 is dead ... D . E . A . D ." (or words to that effect). Those remarks were taken as a statement of IBM's intent to discontinue the compiler.
As a result of George's remarks, the demise of the RPG/400 compiler was suggested as a topic for the magazine poll - and instead of the poll saying "What would be the effect IF ...." it was phrased a little more "crisply" .....
Personally I think it is a wonderful idea ... or at least that there should be an additional charge for using it ... but while IBM have undoubtedly thought about that, it is not on the immediate horizon as far as I know.
Made for an interesting thread though hasn't it <grin>
Jon Paris Partner400
www.Partner400.com www.RPGWorld.com
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