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- Path: sparky!uunet!ddssuprs!lpc
- From: lpc@dickens.com (Luis P Caamano)
- Subject: Re: Is there an internet access to IBMLink data?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul25.062945.16498@dickens.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 06:29:45 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.044255.22590@msc.cornell.edu> <1992Jul24.060144.25605@dickens.com> <13614@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com>
- Organization: Dickens Data Systems, Inc.
- Keywords: IBMLink interface
- Lines: 38
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- In article <13614@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> bguest@ateam.ems.cdc.com (Brandon Guest) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul24.060144.25605@dickens.com> lpc@dickens.com (Luis P Caamano) writes:
- >>In article <1992Jul23.044255.22590@msc.cornell.edu> putnam@msc.cornell.edu writes:
- >>>
- >>>Is there another interface for IBMLink available?
- >[stuff deleted about IBMLink experiences]
- >>
- >>Assuming you want AIX/RS6000 info, you might want to try
- >>the AIX Technical Library that comes in CD/ROM. It includes
- >>3.1 and 3.2 infoexplorer plus hone Q&A databases plus CE's
- >>APAR databases. The great thing about it, is that you query
- >>using infoexplorer instead of the arcaic query methods used
- >>in hone's mainframes. (and you can use X windows).
- >[stuff deleted]
- >>
- >>The minus is that you'll have to find some extra 400MB for it.
- >
- >If the AIX Technical library come on CD-ROM and uses the info
- >interface, why does it take an extra 400MB? Are you copying the
- >database to your hard disk? Can't I just read the info off of
- >the CD-ROM (assuming that I can tolerate the speed)?
- >
-
- Yes, you have to copy it to hard disk 'cause you won't
- tolerate the speed.
-
- That's it, speed. The CD is as bad as dialing the modem and
- going through all the IBM IN screens to get to IBMLINK. Believe
- me, it's so slow that is not practical. The way they are today
- I consider CDs just distribution media.
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