Re: ARCAD vs Linoma RPG to /Free Conversion

[Sam_L <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was a happy user of Linoma's Toolbox in a former job.

But two points:
1) The ARCAD publicity implies they will do a bit more than just 
conversion, e.g., converting subroutines into procedures, which if it is 
true will be, IMHO, quite remarkable.
2) If I read it right, Arcad is $5 a program, but the minimum investment 
is $5,000.  If some shops won't spend $700 for RDP for a developer, I 
wonder if they will have sticker shock at the thought of $5,000.

Still, it depend on what Arcad's offering can do, how well they & IBM 
sell it, and if there is enough interest in free form D & F specs.  Yes, 
there are a group who will love the new /free options, but there still 
seems to be some (many?) who still haven't committed to or come up to 
speed on the current /free.

One of our guys has signed up for an Arcad webinar, so maybe we'll be 
more informed in a few weeks.

Sam

On 10/21/2013 12:40 PM, M. Lazarus wrote:
> Sam,
>
>   My opinion is that since:
> - There's a built in obsolescence (once the conversion is done there's
> not much use for it anymore)
> - There's no *mandatory* reason to move to newer (older code works fine)
> - There's already a free (albeit very basic) converter from RPG III to
> RPG IV syntax, there will not be many takers at that price point.  If I
> had to put a dollar figure on it, $499-999, unlimited uses would
> probably be a lot more realistic, since it could be another utility in
> the toolbox.
>
>   What do you think?
>
>   -mark
>
> > ARCAD is teaming up with Rational to offer a conversion tool to move
> > legacy RPG to free form RPG.
> > (http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs101513-story01.html)
> >
> > At $5,000 for 1,000 programs, will there be many takers?
> >
> > Will there be enough of a demand for Linoma Software to soup up their
> > RPG Toolbox to be competitive and include the TR7 free form D & F specs?
> > (http://www.linomasoftware.com/products/rpgtoolbox)
> >
> > Sam