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Re: Moved to Florida
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Raymond Familar <[log in to unmask]>
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Raymond Familar <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:28:14 -0500
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Don,
I am interested in what you said about an IBM machine.  Are you talking
about AS/400?

Ray


On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:38:41 -0500, Don <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Jim,
>
>frankly, I'm telling folks like this that they need to be learning unix
>and/or SQL Server from M$.
>
>I DON'T LIKE having to say that, but the powers that be with the 3000 (and
>another machine from IBM that I really like) would appear to believe that
>the revenue numbers are in promoting systems that require SERVICES.  We as
>users would prefer stability...vendors would appear to be very interested
>in the bucks after the sale...
>
>Also, there's a big move afoot to consolidate platforms...which from a
>business sense makes cents...
>
>Whoever said the world was fair didn't understand reality....or the
>services industry...:)
>
>Don in DC metro
>

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