Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-28 Thread Wayne Driscoll
AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue Edward Jaffe wrote: > Wayne Driscoll wrote: >> Ed, >> While this service is a great start, in the description it clearly >> states that this is to be used to TEST developed solutions, not as a

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-28 Thread Edward Jaffe
Edward Jaffe wrote: Wayne Driscoll wrote: Ed, While this service is a great start, in the description it clearly states that this is to be used to TEST developed solutions, not as a product development environment. Kind of a catch-22 at this point, w/o other access to an IBM system, you won't h

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-28 Thread Wayne Driscoll
List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue Wayne Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >While this service is a great start, in the description it clearly >states

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-28 Thread Phil Smith III
Wayne Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >While this service is a great start, in the description it clearly >states that this is to be used to TEST developed solutions, not as a >product development environment. Kind of a catch-22 at this point, w/o >other access to an IBM system, you won't have

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-27 Thread Edward Jaffe
Wayne Driscoll wrote: Ed, While this service is a great start, in the description it clearly states that this is to be used to TEST developed solutions, not as a product development environment. Kind of a catch-22 at this point, w/o other access to an IBM system, you won't have a product to test

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-27 Thread Wayne Driscoll
scoll Product Developer JME Software LLC NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another article on the Fle

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-27 Thread Edward Jaffe
Lionel B Dyck wrote: Perhaps this is the time for IBM to offer a time-sharing option on a z9 somewhere in IBM for the PWD and others. http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/isv/spc/rdp.html -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-21 Thread Steve Comstock
Lionel B Dyck wrote: Perhaps this is the time for IBM to offer a time-sharing option on a z9 somewhere in IBM for the PWD and others. Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist zLinux Platform Maybe in a virtual machine: I sometimes need to change system parameters and I'm sure other users would

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-21 Thread Lionel B Dyck
Perhaps this is the time for IBM to offer a time-sharing option on a z9 somewhere in IBM for the PWD and others. Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist zLinux Platform Client and Platform Engineering Services (CAPES) KP-IT Enterprise Engineering, Manager Toni Nicotera 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332)

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-21 Thread Terry Sambrooks
Hi, Thanks for posting the link to the article Gary, it was good reading. I am concerned that for small businesses the numbers do not add up with either a low end z9 or the Service Option. The article states correctly that the IBM Software is provided largely free to PWD member. (Even the annu

Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-21 Thread Charles Mills
Great article! Thanks. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Green Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue http://www.itjungle.com/big/big032007

Another article on the Flex/IBM issue

2007-03-21 Thread Gary Green
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