> "Day Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, the AS/400 is still very much an active platform. And IBM's
> "mainframes" are still around, especially in big database environments
> (airlines etc.) Although smaller machines have done a lot for the individual
> desktop, there are still some niches for the big guys, although those are
> admittedly dwindling as Sun and others progress. They have evolved
> considerably, and the last I saw was a honeybee black and yellow IBM
> "mainframe" that was the size of a 19 inch standalone rack.
When I turned down a contract with the giant HMO, Kaiser, I discovered
that long ago somebody fostered a long relationship between IBM and
Kaiser. Kaiser is still using IBM everything (e.g., versions of Unix,
data-bases, etc.) in perhaps most of its computer environments.
> Just like a PC, if you have an older machine that still does what you need,
> why "must" it be discarded? I think it's especially cool that Linux is
> breathing new life into older platforms, whether they be PC, mini or
> mainframe. Certainly not my bag, though!
Isnt it funny, with the advent of Lunix and/or Windows-whatever, that
humble old Dos is being actively used as the OS for many embedded
devices. Dispite its many, legitimately criticized, problems, it remains
an OS that takes up far less disk (and memory) space than virutally all
the popular newbies, is generally more stable and less prone to crashing,
and does a lot for the single user with a little amount of code (e.g.,
less that 1/2 a gig).
------------------------------
Howard Schwartz
-------------------------------
theo "at" ncal.verio.com
To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message.
Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
More info can be found at;
http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
