One of the nice things about the iPhone (and maybe other smartphones) is that you can run a 5250 terminal emulator on it and I could handle error messages where ever I am (in theory). Since I would be buying/using it for work, I can take the expense off on my taxes as well (I believe). Unfortunately it's a bit of expense.
You have your usual cell-phone plan, plus the data package ($15/month), plus the text messages (200 for $5/month). So I would be adding an extra $20/month to our cell phone bill. Miranda could do her Weight Watchers on it, I could use French dictionaries, and a variety of other stuff. Decisions, decisions....
For those that clicked the link to the 5250 terminal emulator above, that's right... that's the technology that I work with every day. That's why I'm on the cutting edge. That was the first one that I started programming in RPG with. The keyboard was awesome. It had 24 function keys (your computer will have 12). Plus the keyboard was fun to type on. It made a clicky-clacky sound. Here's the actual computer that we work on. It will blow away the computers that you and I are sitting at combined. You can open the computer, remove the hard drive, plug a new hard drive in, and it won't miss a beat. It will even copy the data to the new hard drive for you. Try that with your new fandangled machines (actually don't, as you will be buying a new computer).
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