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Feb. 19, 2003
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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights

1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES 
  - Featured Topic: RPG programming tips & tricks                   
  - News: IBM sells 5,000 blade servers
  - News: iSeries Nation gets a purpose
  - Expert Advice: Create PCL5 print from a COBOL program            
  - Forum Advice: Improve performance of production programs  

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  - Tips Exchange: Win a Swing Groover II electronic golf coach
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  - The Missing Link: Shopkeeper takes bytes out of crime

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RPG programming tips & tricks | Search400.com Featured Topic 

Have a RPG question but don't know where to turn? Are you ready to 
take your RPG skills to the next level? We're here to help. We've 
gathered some helpful RPG tips and tricks to make your job a little 
easier.

>> CLICK for current Featured Topic: 
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>> CLICK for previous Featured Topics:
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OTHER STORIES
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IBM SELLS 5,000 BLADE SERVERS | Midrange Server
IBM says it has shipped 5,000 blade servers in 10 weeks time and 
customer interest is on the grow. Big Blue is also touting future 
plans for the BladeCenter platform, including four-way 32-bit Xeon 
MP and two-way 64-bit Power and Itanium blades.

ISERIES NATION GETS A PURPOSE | iSeries Network
The iSeries Nation was born to build a community around iSeries 
users, but now it seems there's more in store for iNation citizens. 
At the PartnerWorld conference in New Orleans, IBM announced IBM 
Community Tools, based on supercharged instant messaging technology 
from Big Blue's Web@head team that Rochester first previewed at 
last year's spring COMMON conference in Nashville. The purpose is 
the instant creation of a real global iSeries community made 
possible by these tools. (Free registration to this site required.)  

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ADDITIONAL NEWS HEADLINES 
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-- NINTENDO RETURNS TO HOMEGROWN APPS (iSeries Network)
-- IBM TO DEVELOP SMALL-BUSINESS SOFTWARE (Bloomberg) 
-- RED HAT UPGRADE BACKS IBM INTEL SERVER (CNET)

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CREATE PCL5 PRINT WITH COBOL | John Brandt, app. dev. advice 

Dear John,
I'd like to create PCL5 print from a COBOL program.  Can you tell 
me how to send the commands to the printer?  

>> CLICK here to view John's responds:
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IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS | Forum advice: Search400.com

Pantazis Pantazi writes, "We are facing a few problems with the 
performance of our production applications (COBOL, CL). We're 
currently investigating possible scenarios in order to improve the 
response time -- without changing any application. Has anyone had 
any experience with optimization and observanility of production 
programs?" Have you?

>> CLICK here to view or participate in this discussion thread: 
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WIN A SWING GROOVER II ELECTRONIC GOLF COACH | Submit your tip 

Would you like to improve your golf game? This month we're giving 
away a Swing Groover II electronic golf coach and analyzer. The 
electronic driving range improves your game with feedback on 
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improve your full-swing golf shots with every club. Choose fairway 
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NEW ISERIES GLOSSARY | Search400.com

There are so many iSeries acronyms and terms and so little time to 
figure them all out. Search400.com has gathered and defined some of 
the industries top used acronyms and terms to help you stay abreast 
of the older -- and upcoming -- lingo out there. If you're puzzled 
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list.

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OS/400 DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with other administrators
 
Are you looking for advice on OS/400 issues? Join your peers in our 
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>> RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest:

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THE MISSING LINK | Shopkeeper takes bytes out of crime

Thanks to a shopkeeper and his snappy new cell phone, a Kodak 
moment became a Maalox moment for a pair of wanted crooks. When 
Catherine Zeta-Jones invites you to "get more" from your cell 
phone, surely this isn't what she means!

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