On 7/13/2011 7:05 AM, Sampsa Laine wrote: On 12 Jul 2011, at 21:34, Mark Benson wrote: Don't buy an AS400. Buy an RS/6000 - you can pick up a decent one for anywhere between 50GBP and 5000 GBP :D The RS/6000 is just a AIX / random Unix box, whereas the AS/400 is WEIRD. I like weird. Technically AIX isn't just a "random unix box" it's weird with a POSIX layer on top. :-D Definitely not as weird as an AS/400 though. -brian