jkrueger@dgis.dtic.dla.mil (Jon) (05/28/90)
johnny@edvvie.at (Johann Schweigl/104857600) writes: >the IBM AS/400 midrange system The AS/400 is only a "midrange system" in IBM's marketing hype. To the rest of us it's just the AS/400. If it needs futher adjectives "incompatible" and "underpowered" spring to mind. -- Jon -- Jonathan Krueger jkrueger@dtic.dla.mil uunet!dgis!jkrueger Drop in next time you're in the tri-planet area!
nigelc@cognos.UUCP (Nigel Campbell) (06/01/90)
In article <jkrueger.643847947@dgis.dtic.dla.mil> jkrueger@dgis.dtic.dla.mil (Jon) writes: >johnny@edvvie.at (Johann Schweigl/104857600) writes: > >>the IBM AS/400 midrange system > >The AS/400 is only a "midrange system" in IBM's marketing hype. To >the rest of us it's just the AS/400. If it needs futher adjectives >"incompatible" and "underpowered" spring to mind. > But it does seem to be selling rather well for an underpowered incompatible box thats why Cognos has ported Powerhouse to it . In fact a senior As/400 marketing member who now works for us gave a presentation of the shear number of boxes they are shipping .. pretty impressive and lucrative . -- Nigel Campbell Voice: (613) 783-6828 P.O. Box 9707 Cognos Incorporated FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Dr. uucp: nigelc@cognos.uucp || uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!nigelc Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K1G 3Z4
jkrueger@dgis.dtic.dla.mil (Jon) (06/07/90)
nigelc@cognos.UUCP (Nigel Campbell) writes: >In fact a senior As/400 marketing member [sic] who now works for >us gave a presentation of the shear [sic] number of boxes they are >shipping .. pretty impressive and lucrative . Let me get this straight. An ex-IBM salesman made a sales claim and you believed him. Where did you say you worked? -- Jon -- Jonathan Krueger jkrueger@dtic.dla.mil uunet!dgis!jkrueger Drop in next time you're in the tri-planet area!