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- From: jmoorhouse@mot.com (Jim Moorhouse)
- Subject: Re: Boycott APPN; Endorse APPI
- Reply-To: jmoorhouse@mot.com
- Organization: MOTOROLA
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:37:21 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.153721.22695@schbbs.mot.com>
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- In article <1992Nov4.213241.25873@mmm.serc.3m.com> ccg@tcdsp1.mmm.com ("Charles Ganzhorn") writes:
- > Both protocols are equally stupid when you consider the impact on the
- > client workstation. And in the case of APPI, gee, IGRP was a great hit:
- > I can get it on SO many routers. (Yeah, right!)
- >
- > Now the strategy that makes sense is to use OSF DCE or at least get IBM
- > to firm up their CPI-C over TCP strategy and then use them to build your
- > "blue" applications.
-
- I agree whole heartedly, it's time for large vendors to stop talking about Open Systems and start implementing them.
- OSF DCE is available now, the only question should be, how fast should legacy systems be migrated to the Open Systems
- environment. All new applications and products should run in a native Open System environment. I know this is an over
- simplification but it might start a good discussion.
-
- Jim Moorhouse
- Motorola
- 1299 E. Algonquin Rd.
- Schaumburg, Ill. 60196
- email jmoorhouse@mot.com
- phone (708) 576-0489
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- These opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Motorola.
- >
- > APPN should never leave the computer room. Why should I support dual
- > stacks all over heck IF I get my blue connectivity over TCP? And if I
- > DO decide I have to have APPN to support my IBM applications, then why on
- > earth should I use a tunneling technique rather than a native router?
- > There is a reason they are called multi-protocol routers. Tunneling
- > causes a performance hit and is a kludge by definition.
- >
- > Oh, and by the way, anyone still using IP only routers: get in the real
- > world. Sometimes business reasons force the issue. You use the
- > protocol that makes sense in the homogeneous environment and TCP to bind
- > it all together. I no more expect to remove SNA from my mainframes as I
- > would expect to remove DECnet from my VMS hosts. They each provide
- > functionality that is important to those environment. But that doesn't
- > mean I expect to implement DECnet, SNA, and TCP/IP on all my clients.
- > Let the HOSTS take the burden of running the dual stacks. Use TCP only
- > on the client as much as possible.
- >
- > OK, enough spouting: let the flames begin.
- >
- > Charles.
- > --
- > Charles Ganzhorn E/Mail: ccganzhorn@mmm.com
- > 3M IS&DP Network Services AT&T: +1 612 736 7122
- > St. Paul, MN FAX: +1 612 736 7689
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