[Milsurplus] old software

[William Donzelli]

> Not only is IBM 
> shipping Linux but has committed to convert the entire company to a mix of 
> Linux, AIX and other Unix variants.  This is a very significant move.

Since when did the mainframe line get killed off? Or the AS/400 line?

When the financial network of this country goes decides to get off these
two platforms in favor of *nix or Windows, all I can say is INVEST IN
GOLD.

Seriously, *nix is not the savior to all of computings problems (ie
Microsoft). In relation to just about every other OS still in use (z/OS,
OS/400, openVMS, GCOS, etc.), *nix is a marginally stable collection of
inconsistently written code with more security holes than a screen
door. Yes, better than Windows - but not much.

Since this is turning off-topic, I'll bow out now...

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org