[TriLUG] Somewhat OT: IBM eSeries commercial featuring Linux

[Steve Burnett]

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Jon Carnes wrote:

> 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 :-)

The one referenced in the previous email isn't up on adcritic.com yet, but
this other one about IBM & Linux is:

http://www.adcritic.com/content/ibm-linux.html

> 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
> >
> > --
> > Edward H. Hill III, PhD
> > Post-Doctoral Researcher    |  Emails:   <ed at eh3.com>, <ehill at mines.edu>
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> >
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