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To: Boplicity who wrote (21460)	3/26/2000 8:59:00 PM
From: Mathemagician	Read Replies (1) of 54805

Gregory, It is not the machine that isn't web-ready. It is the applications running on those machines. We tend to identify legacy systems with mainframes since so many of them run on mainframes. I can run a legacy application on my desktop. In fact, I have several legacy apps that will not output HTML or any other web-friendly format. Buying a new machines does not automatically rewrite your tried-and-true mission-critical custom applications. This is a very expensive and time-consuming process and many have to be reverse engineered. New machines simply allow you to run old apps better than old machines or even Client/Server. Want proof? Take a look a few posts back regarding Schwab... Message 13285143 ... or this news item detailing the installation of five new mainframe-based e-Markets biz.yahoo.com M

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