>The same reason people are moving away from the mainframe. Look at any
>mainframe shop and you'll see an explosive growth in computing power. The >mainframes are staying about the same while *ix and Microslop gain.. That may be true in your situation, but certainly not everywhere. Some mainframe shops have stagnated. Others are seeing tremendous growth. Are server MIPS growing faster than mainframe MIPS? Probably, but that doesn't mean mainframes aren't growing. Bob Shannon Rocket Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
