In a message dated 10/1/2005 7:39:46 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If no one is joining up the association inevitably folds. And it's all local, on the local members' shoulders. Why are we even debating this? Go sign up some new members! >> Again, horse has left the barn! Only MVS shop in 50 mile radius and if the conversion continues there will be none. Where's the base? CS dept doesn't teach ALC or COBOL so best recruiting is from visiting professor's spouses, once acclimated off to higher paying endeavors. Many, many infrastructure issues. Education, training, career development, exposure, market penetration. Seems like IBM completely withdrawn from the trenches, trying to lob in these pejorative initiatives from Armonk in hopes the masses will trickle back. Ain't gonna happen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
