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From article <1992Dec18.165950.15013@webo.dg.com>,
by lewine@cheshirecat.webo.dg.com (Donald A. Lewine):
> 
> IBM does not point out the the AS/400 is the only computer with
> TPC-C results published as of 12/3/93.  The AS/400 is also the
> world's slowest and most expensive computer by the same benchmark.
> 
> Do people fall for this stuff?  IBM claims that the AS/400 is the
> best selling mid-range system in the world, so someone must fall
> for it.

1) As IBM has known since the 1950's, it isn't technology that sells, it's
    salesmanship.

2) The AS400 runs RPGII.  I don't care about RPG, you probably don't care
    about RPG, but there are some big important applications that use it.

3) The AS400 is a capability based tagged architecture.  It offers security
    like nothing else on the market.  That's not to say that it's perfect,
    but while all us RISCy folks have been off worrying about MIPS, IBM has
    noticed that tools providing incredibly tight control over access to
    information are crucial in many markets.  Try writing an AS400 virus!

					Doug Jones
					jones@cs.uiowa.edu