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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

Let's stop being naive for a second ... in the REAL WORLD where  
transaction processing is key, NeXT is not in the position to replace  
mainframes. For example, for security and transaction processing power,  
the IBM CICS is still hard to beat. Instead, user friendly computers such  
as NeXT, should be used to with the mainframes and make the information  
more presentable and accessible. The NeXT computers will also help to  
computerize many other duties (e.g. word processing) and make using  
computers more enjoyable. I cannot discuss in any detail what I do, but  
suffice to say that I am involved in the implementation of a massive  
wide-area corporate client-server information system that involves  
mainframes, VAXes, workstation servers, and personal computers (Macs and  
friends, no PCs thank you) ... and I believe this is the approach to IS in  
the 90s - co-workers who attended the last DB Expo confirm that we are  
definitely on the right track. It would be anything but silly to think  
personal computers will make mainframes extinct.

Joe
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