>The first thing that came to my mind was the term "Shelfware".
When Parallel SYSPLEX first came out, you got a discount on IBM software, if you bought at least one coupling facility and one timer. This happened even if you didn't hook them up. Then, a couple of years later, you had to hook them up. Then, later, you had to use them. This was the ultimate in 'shelfware'. If your shop was large enough the cost of the hardware was less than the discount in software. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
