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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (54748)	4/29/1998 10:21:00 AM
From: Francis Chow	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 186894

I'm not sure the Y2K problem will result in better hardware sales, though I've seen plenty of commentary to that effect. Y2K is primarily a software problem. Buying new machines won't fix it. BTW even Windows NT (4.0) is not Y2K compliant.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (54748)	4/29/1998 10:27:00 AM
From: Jay	Respond to of 186894

Mary Re "may not be as rosy" I think the picture is just as rosy as Tony says. The article IMO simply talks about using IP for communications. IMHO mainframes are not going to away anytime soon. I don't currently work on mainframes but I know that there is no way a PC can compare to even a decade-old super-computer even though its MIP/ Gflop numbers etc appear to be better. Just my 2c.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (54748)	4/29/1998 1:54:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Mary, >>>" That may just be a dead cat bounce. Certainly in terms of $s, units, or market share - the picture may not be as rosy." No, not a dead cat bounce. Both IBM and where I sit have roadmaps well into the new millennium (not sure about Hitachi), with plans to sell all we can build of a new, faster machine each calendar year. Re-read post #54730. No Intel processor, or system known to date, nor Sun, or anyone else has plans to address any of the functions/features I mention in it. Well, you could say Tandem is addressing the RAS part. Re health of the mainframe, check with me again in, say, 2001. Tony