Linked by Jeffrey Boulier on Wed 12th Mar 2003 04:44 UTC
Some users swear by Aqua interface of MacOS X, others proclaim the desktop-readiness of Linux, the polished presence of Windows XP, or expound upon the stately Solaris as the ultimate operating system. All of these users are wimps.
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Whether a centralized "mainframe" approach is appropriate or not depends on many factors.
It sounds like your employer (the State of Alaska) tends to have computing problems that are better solved by other types of systems. However, some industries still have a fairly strong need for massively centralized (and highly reliable) computing environments.
Until relatively recently, for example, I had what I have long considered to be my dream job: as an applications programmer for a major airline. The core interactive systems which are in use there are almost all mainframe based, mainly text-based transaction systems. Some run on IBM hardware, some on Unisys Clearpath hardware.