> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Brazee > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:55 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Mainframe shops held hostage, Itanium alliance says > > > On 25 Jul 2007 13:27:47 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (McKown, John) > wrote: > > >> > While I appreciate everyone's appreciation, I like John's > >> > analogy best. :) > >> > >> Yeah.... I'd like to see a step van carrying an Abrams tank. > >> > > > >It is simple. Disassemble it at the source, ship it quickly and > >efficiently via step van, reassemble at the destination. If > this is not > >possible, it is a fault of the design of the tank, not the > step van or > >the process of transportation via the step van. > > And make sure you ship it from California to Hawaii. >
Ah, yes. But you can drive the step van onto a large power boat. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
