> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve (SCI TW) > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Another BIG Mainframe Bites the Dust
<snip> > I just wonder if they will experience the quarter closing > where it takes > 3-10 times longer than predicted. And then that first year end > closing... > > Another thing I wonder about is, well, will they have rounding issues > because of floating point? Or will they have issues with fixed point > binary and rounding? > <snip> > > Later, > Steve Thompson And we will never, ever know. No company will admit to a mistake of this magnitude, if indeed it turns out to be so. Too much liability in a sue-happy world. Perhaps S. Korea is not as sue-happy as the US. I hope not. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
