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EXPERT RESPONSE FROM: John Brandt
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QUESTION POSED ON: 01 May 2001
My boss at work thinks that we can install Unix OS on the AS/400 instead of
OS/400 V3R3. I argued with him; however, he is still not convinced. Will you please explain to us why that's not possible? Just quickly, what's the difference between an open architecture system and the AS/400?
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The hardware architecture of the AS/400 will not allow direct
installation of Unix OS on the AS/400. You can however, get an AS/400
with Linux pre-installed. My question would be, WHY? OS/400 comes with
DB2/400 and all of the licenses required for the users. It comes with a
Web server and Java Support. The AS/400 can already run in a semi-Unix
environment and supports C and Java. Why would you BUY an additional
operating system to do what the AS/400 already does better than Unix
does and pay seat licenses of $800 per seat for a database system that
requires $90- to $250-per hour database administrators to configure and
operate and $150-per hour programmers to figure out and program. You
already own the best midrange technology in the world. I got you to
over $2,000 per seat in additional costs without the system ever leaving your building. I never completely understand the corporate decisions to throw away a system that you currently own and don't even know the capabilities of the machine you have. You need to get a new boss.
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