> > >I remnember Texas Tech getting a speed "upgrade" to there 370/145 back > >in the 70's. It consisted of the CE removing three loops from the 145's > >microcode. The price tag for this upgrade? A cool $ 50K! > > Pretty extortionate... I'm sure there are third-party companies that > did/do > this kind of thing a hell of a lot cheaper than IBM... >
This kind of situation begs for competitors who can provide a 'good enough' product cheaper (see Clayton Christensen and _The Innovator's Dilemma_). Boy, no wonder Wintel caught on. Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
