Yes, they'll eventually replace the PC's with PDA's!! > -----Original Message----- > From: Johnson, Tracy [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:26 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Maintenance Horror Story Seen On Slashdot (AS/400) > > Reproduced here for your entertainment: > > from the 9-track-really-isn't-the-answer dept. > Cron-os writes "The city of Wilkes Barre, Pa is furiously trying to enter > some 25,000 tax records into their new PC network. Their aging AS/400 > crashed sometime around April 15, and the city did not renew a maintenance > > contract with IBM because it cost more than the PC network. You can read > the associated articles here*, here**, and here***. I'm so glad I live > across the river in a SANE city." I wonder if these bozos run their > schools and roads departments with the same level of professionalism. > > * http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/3146951.htm > > ** http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/3146952.htm > > *** http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/3124134.htm > > (Note this occurred in BNEPA not BSEPA. > > BT > NNNN > Tracy Johnson > MSI Schaevitz Sensors > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *