Tom said > IBM is layin' it down. This will have a chilling effect on the future of > mainframes. IBM is sowing the seeds of mainframe destruction. It'll take > 30-40 years, but if they lock all other PCM's out of the game, the game > will > end. To quote another famous Ray, "Hit the ro-oad Jack, and don'tcha come > back no more no more no more no more....".
Tom, you're right. I would only argue with your timeline. If they are not careful then they're probably looking at something more like 10 years, 15 at the outside before it's all over and you can consign the mainframe to the dustbin of history. Just think of the rate of change in technology over the last 10 and then add in the other market drivers like aging workforce etc. If they win this one, they're sealing their own fate (and sadly, ours too) CC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
