RE: Free-Form vs Fixed Form.

Maybe, but also it may be that they just don't have the money.
I find it more and more wide-spread that iSeries staffers just don't ask for
anything. They work with SEU and go home at the end of the day and don't
care. Sure there's about 1000 or so (guessing) on this list that are more
active, but in general, unless it is handed to them, iSeries RPG programmers
don't generally ask for $1500 for a new PC at work. They can work with SEU
and PDM or whatever (I like to install WDSC with CODE and then uninstall
everything except CODE (aka CODE/400). It at least runs well on PC that are
today, common place in iSeries IT shops.


-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.


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Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 3:26 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Free-Form vs Fixed Form.

Perhaps I need a little education in business acumen, but if one believes 
that a faster PC is worth it, and is cost justifiable because "Jim" can 
justify a new $1,500 computer because his productivity will increase to 
the point where that is paid for in 2 months",
then,
why can't you justify X times $1,500 because X programmers productivity 
will be increased to the point where that is still paid for in 2 months?
Is it because a midlevel IT manager can sign an expense chit for $1,500 
but not for X times $1,500?  Piece it out over several months?  I've heard 
of mainframe purchases being done that way.


Rob Berendt