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Re: NeXT vs. Mainframes...

#331
From: Lyle Parkyn
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 06:45
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In article <1992Jul21.182304.1417@pkyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca>  
ldp@pkyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lyle Parkyn) writes:
> In article <1992Jul18.183940.29052@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>  
> aj681@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Carlin Wiegner) writes:
> > 
> > ok, guys....
> > I have a friend who is in a position to help make a 6,000 person
> > company (every person has a computer, thus 6,000 machines! big 
> > big deal!) switch from their IBM mainframes over to NeXTs. The
> > only problem is I need help coming up with a good presentation
> > to give to president/ceo/owner of the company to form a comittee.
> > I know NeXTs are for them (they will still need a VAX or two to
> > do some of the insurance processing but in general I think they
> > can switch over... Please, I think this kind of deal would not
> > only help out the company (they do a lot of mission critical
> > apps) but also give NeXT a big deal to break through the MIS
> > types... Thanx ahead of time... Please post responses I think
> > this discussion would benefit from an open forum basis. This
> > will show how far NeXT has really come and how far they have
> > to go...
> > CW
-- 
If this is a serious possibility and not just well intentioned enthusiastic  
dreaming on you or your friends part (no slight intended) then you must get  
NeXT (the company) involved. This would be an extremely large undertaking on  
the customers part and they need serious guidance from experienced people.  
Putting together a deal like this requires major resources and experience and  
even NeXT will be scrambling to pull this off. 

If you really want NeXT to stand a chance of getting this deal it is not, I  
repeat, not something for an amateur to attempt. NeXT Computer Inc. has done  
lots of presentations to big companies and know how to handle these situations.
-- 
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ldp@pkyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Mail and/or NeXTMail )
Lyle Parkyn - Reveal Development Service
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From: ldp@pkyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lyle Parkyn)
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Subject: Re: NeXT vs. Mainframes...
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Date: 22 Jul 92 06:45:42 GMT
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