Up ahead, a herd of wildebeest.  There!  Magnificent creatures, aren't they?  The herd is traveling the same migratory paths they have followed for decades.  Take the binoculars, see the predators up there, on the other side of the savanna?  They're waiting for dinner, and dinner is on the way.  You see, the herd has always taken that path, and they don't know there's a better way.  The path has taken them along the route we just traveled...  ...from the ruins of the Fort of FTP Fanatics, the village of Batched Huts and the Witch Doctor, past the Quicksand of the Status Quo, and through the Savanna of System Stagnation and the perils beyond. As we reflect on what we have learned, and on what the herd doesn't comprehend, the answer to the Sacred Mystery becomes crystal clear... Curbstone Serial and its counterpart, Curbstone Sockets, allow seamless integration of your AS/400 with any real time manufacturing or distribution system.  Be amazed at levels of performance, simplicity, reliability, economy and maintainability - literally impossible with legacy communications technologies. We've safely reached our destination, civilization and System Seamlessness.  Now you must refer to your journal of our safari.  Examine the iSeries communication jungle you face each day.  And tell us how Curbstone Sockets or Curbstone Serial can blaze a trail to civilization for you! We will be delighted to hear from you.  Fame and Fortune await you as we write our memoirs together...