On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 23:45:40 +1000, Shane wrote: >Fishing ???. >A (first) *anonymous* post ???. > >Wonder who will be inclined to respond to such ... > >Maybe just my suspicious mind at work. >
On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:58:51 -0500, Compton, John wrote: >It might help to give a proper name and possibly a company name too. >"Eval (evil?) Mainframe" is hardly likely to engender trust. > With several list contributors recently out of work, abundant bad press, and continued news of migrations away from the z machines, why would we respond to a request for information in this manner ???? I am absolutely a fan of conspiracy theories, so I understand the skepticism. But I am enthused by this prospect. I have read about many conversions away from the platform and I continue to hound authors of those stories for follow ups. I am an enthusiastic supporter of selecting and using the right platform for the job. When I read about conversions away from z, I see specific examples of workloads that should more efficiently process on a mainframe. So what is the driver ??? Politics and false promises ??? Now I read about a prospect of a conversion to z and I'm not only enthused, I am excited to read more. What kinds of apps ??? What OS's ??? This is good news !!!! What kind of information could you possibly share that might be turned against you ??? Or the industry ??? Where is the downside of just answering the question(s) with hope and enthusiasm ??? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
