-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Talman Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another BIG Mainframe Bites the Dust
running nix servers w/o "admins". that's an interesting thought. probably too much "face" involved for someone to do before/after TCO. <snip> Yeah, another Emperor has new clothes and you better be able to see 'em story. [Remember, the beatings will stop when the morale improves.] I just wonder if they will experience the quarter closing where it takes 3-10 times longer than predicted. And then that first year end closing... Another thing I wonder about is, well, will they have rounding issues because of floating point? Or will they have issues with fixed point binary and rounding? I guess we can watch and wonder if the same thing will happen with them that happened with HP when they announced getting rid of mainframes.... I understand they have consolidated back to a "mainframe" type system. Later, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
