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| Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 10 Jul 1997 19:14:29 -0700406_- Yep Joe, "FUBAR" really is a military term.... A few years ago... while on a training exercise in the Jungles of Panama I was asked to provide a SITREP (SITuation REPort) My reply of "I Spell: Foxtrot, Uniform, Bravo, Alpha, Romeo" caused more than a little laughter. The radio operator asked for a confirmation then said "Roger, Confirm FUBAR, Out" [...]37_10Jul199719:14: [log in to unmask] |
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On Tuesday, July 08, 1997 6:58 PM, Bruce Toback
[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
> This week's _Information Week_ (<http://www.informationweek.com>)
> has an
> interesting cover story: "They're Back! The MAINFRAME is returning
> as the
> enterprise backbone. To salvage failed client-server projects,
users
> are
> turning back to big iron for lower costs, solid security, and
> proven
> scalability." [Emphasis in original.] Inside, the article continues
> "Big
> iron is cheaper, more reliable, and more secure than Unix or NT
> platforms, say returning users."
>
> Which shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to most readers of
> this
> list.
Well...I think I've always said in papers I've delivered...the big
iron (or even the small iron, as in HP3000) isn't going away anytime
soon...but it's role will change - to that of data server instead of
"all things to all people"...
So - Information Week does it again - comes out with something that
people have known for a long time...
Joe
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