28 Nov
2005
28 Nov
'05
6:26 p.m.
...
Not funny VAX.
I still use and am a fan of IBM PS/2's. So are a couple others on
here. A few still use IBM RS6000 machines and one or two use
AS/400's. Please watch the generalizations...
-John Boffemmyer IV
At 09:20 PM 11/28/2005, you wrote:
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BIG
GOTCHA- you need to make sure your machine comes with
not only the OS, but also
the mashine-specific intermediate layer
software. Unless you have a friend at IBM, they may be happy to
give you a replacement in return for much cash, or they may do the
snooty Maitre d' thing . . . and OS/400 is rumored to lock itself
after a certain period of inactivity as well.
You have found the reason why there are so many DEC fans and no IBM
fans on the mailing list.
vax, 9000 
29 Nov
29 Nov
5:15 a.m.
John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
...
Not funny VAX.
I still use and am a fan of IBM PS/2's. So are a couple others on here.
A few still use IBM RS6000 machines and one or two use AS/400's. Please
watch the generalizations...
What do you mean by "still use"? These machines are still in production!
Peace... Sridhar
6:33 a.m.
Quoting Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>:
John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
We call them iSeries now, but yes, it's the same crusty code. :-)
Mike
...
Not funny VAX.
I still use and am a fan of IBM PS/2's. So are a couple others on here.
A few still use IBM RS6000 machines and one or two use AS/400's. Please
watch the generalizations...
What do you mean by "still use"? These machines are still in production!
Peace... Sridhar
8:03 a.m.
mbbrutman-cctalk at brutman.com wrote:
Quoting Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at
gmail.com>:
Actually, I was referring to pSeries.
Anyway, there are still *fast* machines that you can get that say
"RS/6000" on them.
Peace... Sridhar
John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
We call them iSeries now, but yes, it's the same crusty code. :-) ...
Not funny VAX.
I still use and am a fan of IBM PS/2's. So are a couple others on here.
A few still use IBM RS6000 machines and one or two use AS/400's. Please
watch the generalizations...
What do you mean by "still use"? These machines are still in production!
Peace... Sridhar
10:55 p.m.
Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
Ehhh, that'd be a matter of interpretation, on both counts. As far
as I know, the 7043-260 was the last system badged "RS/6000". The
current pSeries, both POWER4- and POWER5-based, are architecturally
different enough from their ancestors to make "just a name change" not
tenable. The OS is the only real point of overlap.
The changes from AS/400 to iSeries are comparable.
Doc
...
Not funny VAX.
I still use and am a fan of IBM PS/2's. So are a couple others on
here. A few still use IBM RS6000 machines and one or two use AS/400's.
Please watch the generalizations...
What do you mean by "still use"? These machines are still in production!
30 Nov
30 Nov
5:46 p.m.
Doc Shipley wrote:
Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Check out the similarities between the p640 and the 44P-260. There are
others that share a comparable similarity.
Peace... Sridhar
John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
Ehhh, that'd be a matter of interpretation, on both counts. As far as
I know, the 7043-260 was the last system badged "RS/6000". The current
pSeries, both POWER4- and POWER5-based, are architecturally different
enough from their ancestors to make "just a name change" not tenable.
The OS is the only real point of overlap.
The changes from AS/400 to iSeries are comparable. ...
Not funny VAX.
I still use and am a fan of IBM PS/2's. So are a couple others on
here. A few still use IBM RS6000 machines and one or two use
AS/400's. Please watch the generalizations...
What do you mean by "still use"? These machines are still in production!
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