Bravo. Well said. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phil Payne Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IBM has no realistic entry-level offering in the mainframe space
> For most consulting companies $13K presents a big problem. Yes, there > are a few large consulting firms that can pay that and they do "cater to > that need." But why not let the vast majority of small consultants > promote z/VM also? http://www.kmsitltd.co.uk A one-man company specialising in z/OS and zSeries education that has already trained around twenty new Assembler programmers for large UK users this year, as well as running REXX, JCL and other courses - helping to keep the mainframe environment viable (and also producing a bit of software, too). Just bought a Flex-ES ThinkPad system in the UK. A properly licensed and fully supported system. A simple business investment, just like an office or a car. If your business plan doesn't stretch to that, it isn't much of a business. I know of quite a few one-man operations with PWD ThinkPads. It's the rule, rather than the exception. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039
