All this aside, shouldn't the subject be, "Windows 1, Mainframe 2498"?
On Fri, 20 May 2005 08:34:51 -0500, Chase, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Howard Brazee >> >> [ snip ] >> >> If people analyzed their business needs first and then picked >> the best platform for what they need, they will often pick >> Windows as being the most appropriate tool for part of their solution. > >Indeed. Even in the large enterprise, Windows is exceedingly difficult to >beat for the "presentation layer" of the OSI application model. And for >many current "low-end" mainframe shops, Windows (or equivalent alternative >platform) is likely the most cost-effective solution, and keeping the >mainframe "just because" is flushing money down the toilet. Invest that >money in growing the business, and later, when justifiable, buy (back into) >the mainframe. > >> I fully believe that if more people did this analysis fully, >> there also would be more mainframes installed than there are currently. > >Very likely. > > -jc- > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
