> Not to mention the cost of getting it certified, and the > ongoing cost of powering it up. Ouch.
And not to mention that the z890 has been withdrawn from marketing (effective Dec 31, 2007) except for LIC (i.e. microcode) updates which are withdrawn effective June 30, 2008. In other words, you take the box as is. Now some of the parts are worth more than the box. For example, you can take many of the I/O cards and use them in a z9 (IBM will certify for a fee). The 32GB memory module alone is worth the price is you have a z890 with 8GB or 16GB, even with the IBM certification fee! Jim
