y S/390 MP based upon Flex-ES on that
hardware would be more Mippage than that.
Peter D. Ward
Fundamental Software
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
734-665-3520
See interspersed below.
From: Jay Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 08:29:29AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> IBM has never demonstrated any commitment of any kind to develop a
>> reasonable entry level approach to the mainframe that would capture the
>> interest of
"db" wrote:
> My exact words were "for a goodly sum." No value judgement there; noting
> that it costs money. If you want to read it as a slight on Flex, then go
> ahead. I don't see it that way, and I don't see the point in beating that
> carrion any longer. Do some reading in Ecclesiastes for my
Please see answers interspersed below.
"db" wrote:
> > You seem to presume: 1) the costs of a PWD-offered solution
> > are predominately attributable
> > to the cost of the selected mainframe virtual machine, and 2)
> > there is no reason for IBM's
> > management to prefer one solution over ano
David,
You seem to presume: 1) the costs of a PWD-offered solution are predominately
attributable
to the cost of the selected mainframe virtual machine, and 2) there is no reason for
IBM's
management to prefer one solution over another, and 3) that the solutions are
exchangable.
My belief is
Details of that offering and server
equivalents can be found at:
http://www.developer.ibm.com/welcome/s390/netfefs.html
Click through on the authorized reseller links for specifics and contact info.
Peter D. Ward
Fundamental Software
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
734-665-3520
> Date:Mon, 25 No
John Summerfield wrote:
>
> > The principle being what exactly?
>
> Cheap licences for single-seat users. Allows folk to offload
> development from the mainframe. Some time ago I did some programming
> work. The tools I needed were TSO & ISPF (or equivalent), Pl/1, IMS,
> REXX and the application
> > John Summerfield wrote:
> >
> > > how many
> > > corporate types here could justify $US2000 a seat for a reasonable set
> > > of licences so as to leave the mainframes for income-earning activities?
> >
> > How did you come up with the USD2000 a seat number?
>
> Pick a number. If you have a be
John Summerfield wrote:
> how many
> corporate types here could justify $US2000 a seat for a reasonable set
> of licences so as to leave the mainframes for income-earning activities?
How did you come up with the USD2000 a seat number?
