3. This is new, therefore bad. 4. This is old, therefore good. On Jul 24, 2013 6:33 PM, "Ted MacNEIL" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, but the article blames COBOL. > There are two kinds of fools: > 1. Those who say "This is old, therefore bad". > 2. Those who say: "This is new, therefore better". > - > Ted MacNEIL > [email protected] > Twitter: @TedMacNEIL > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Grinsell, Don" <[email protected]> > Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:54:10 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Blame the COBOL, how cliché > > Hmm. In 1988 my military pay got messed up and it took more than a year > and several letters to my congressman before it finally got resolved. It's > not the COBOL that's at issue; it's the incompatible systems, multiple > layers of bureaucracy and mostly the automated actions that occur without > any human intervention or review. I truly feel for this guy and the others > in his shoes. > > -- > > Donald Grinsell > State of Montana > 406-444-2983 > [email protected] > > "The only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, and > loyalty to the government when it deserves it." > ~ Mark Twain > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Phil Smith III > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Blame the COBOL, how cliché > > > http://preview.reuters.com/2013/7/9/wounded-in-battle-stiffed-by-the-pentagon > > > > So the reason the payroll system is broken is because COBOL is "old"? > Sheesh. That's really weak. > > > > Oy, and they tried PeopleSoft as a replacement. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
