Three questions

[cnoyes at groucho.webo.dg.com (Noyes, Chuck)]

IBM's AS/400 runs OS/400 IBM's proprietary O/S.  I haven't heard of a
Linux port to an AS/400.

Chuck Noyes
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>From: 	Mark Glassberg[SMTP:mark_glassberg at valley.net]
>Sent: 	Thursday, May 29, 1997 11:54 AM
>To: 	discuss at tarnhelm.blu.org
>Cc: 	root at valley.net
>Subject: 	Three questions
>
>A friend uses an IBM AS400 in his business, which he is not satisfied with.
>While listening to his complaints recently, I suggested he look into linux.
>He explained that there are a number of impediments to such a move.  First,
>he says the AS400 would have to be sold because it can only run under IBM's
>proprietary operating system.  So, my first question is, is this correct?
>
>Then he explains that the reason he uses this machine is in order to run a
>proprietary IBM relational data base management system called DB2, and final-
>ly he says that he uses software written in RPG which utilizes DB2.  So my
>next two questions are:  a) Is there a linux or unix package which could re-
>place DB2, and b) Is it possible to run software written in RPG on a linux
>system?
>
>Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>