Control Language Programming for the AS/400 (2nd Edition) is a primer for the main language that my new personal mainframe speaks.
That, combined with another book introducing the other aspects of the AS/400, costs $120.
That is almost 20 times what I paid for the minicomputer in the first place.
What does this tell us about economics in the 21st century? What does it say about me if I shell out that $120 for the information required to use a $6 tool? What does it say about our governments and businesses that spend tens of thousands of dollars for every generation of information tool and then scrap them when it is time to change?
Hmmm. I know you have ideas about these things. Send them to me at Jeff@zeitguide.org.
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