Why do they all it a "shop"
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Atif
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Why do they all it a "shop"
I wanted to know why people call their mainframes as shops .I have seem many refer like "my shop does not have this utility" etc etc
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NicC
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Re: Why do they all it a "shop"
A shop is a place of work - be it a restaurant, a retail outlet, a workshop etc. We do not refer to the mainframe as the shop but the place of work.
The problem I have is that people can explain things quickly but I can only comprehend slowly.
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Nic
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Nic
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dick scherrer
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Re: Why do they all it a "shop"
Hello,
More than half of the places i've supported (way over 100) call their IT "place of work" their shop. If there are multiple sets of workers (say segregated by type of work) there are multiple IT "shops" within the organization..
Not true for everyone/everyplace. . .We do not refer to the mainframe as the shop but the place of work.
More than half of the places i've supported (way over 100) call their IT "place of work" their shop. If there are multiple sets of workers (say segregated by type of work) there are multiple IT "shops" within the organization..
Hope this helps,
d.sch.
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NicC
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Re: Why do they all it a "shop"
Yes, but it is still the building/whatever that is the shop - not the mainframe as suggested in the question.
The problem I have is that people can explain things quickly but I can only comprehend slowly.
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Nic
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Atif
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Re: Why do they all it a "shop"
thank you for your answers very helpful
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dick scherrer
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Re: Why do they all it a "shop"
Hello,
You chose "the machine" - i read "the organization".
d
Perceptions vary. . .not the mainframe as suggested in the question
You chose "the machine" - i read "the organization".
You're welcome - good luck.thank you for your answers very helpful
d