[TriLUG] Somewhat OT: IBM eSeries commercial featuring Linux

[Jon Carnes]

Oh Yeah!  I just quoted that commercial today during my review.
Fortunately, the execs had seen it...which is way cool!  It added
credibility to the direction that I've been moving HAHT's infrastructure.
Very Awesome :-)

Jon

Huge empty mainframe vault except for one small black server tucked into the
corner at the far end of the room...
"Someone's stolen all the servers!"
"No, we just replaced them all with that one zServer ... running Linux.  I
sent an email about it"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Hill" <ed at eh3.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:53 AM
Subject: [TriLUG] Somewhat OT: IBM eSeries commercial featuring Linux


>
> Hi folks,
>
> Did you see the recent IBM Linux commercial?
>
> I was hacking on my laptop while my wife watched "Friends" or whatever
> comes on after it last night when IBM ran a commercial featuring Linux
> on a zSeries (mainframe).  I immediately swung my attention to the TV.
> The script went along the lines of:
>
>    PHB enters server room with police in tow and is
>    frantically explaining how all his data and servers
>    are missing--stolen!--and they need to start an
>    investigation immediately...
>
>    A hip-looking IT guy strides past them and says
>    something to the effect: "oh, we put everything on
>    that one box in the back" (a zSeries) and admonishes
>    "I sent an email on this earlier..."
>
>    Cut to snappy save-$-with-Linux-on-IBM slogan...
>
>
> Ok, fine, call me a sap.  But I'm just thrilled to see Linux getting
> high-quality air time like this.  ;-)
>
> Ed
>
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