Re: Ordering CODE/400 w/o AS/400 S/N

My order was in process from Real when it fell apart, and I still have not
been able to get my upgrade!

----- Original Message -----
From: "MCPARTLAND, Stan" <stanley.mcpartland@bently.com>
To: <CODE400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 10:31 AM
Subject: RE: Ordering CODE/400 w/o AS/400 S/N


> John, Thanks for the reply.  Unfortunately the deal
> REALXpress/e-portalXpress had with IBM has fallen apart.  We almost
ordered
> it in August, but they suggested waiting for WDT/400 in October.  By then
it
> was no longer possible to buy it.
>
> Stan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon.Paris@hal.it [mailto:Jon.Paris@hal.it]
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 December, 2000 6:30 PM
> To: CODE400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Ordering CODE/400 w/o AS/400 S/N
>
>
>
>  >> Her use of CODE/400 at client sites would probably increase the number
> of installations using CODE/400.
>
> Agreed - I use it all the time at customer locations and many of them
order
> it.  You shouldn't be having this much trouble obtaining a copy.  IBM
> supposedly made it possible to order Code/400 without a serial number for
> the V3R3M3 version.  I see no reason why it shouldn't work on the new
> WDT/400 package which has replaced it.
>
> The people to order from are www.e-portalXpress.com.  I believe that you
> can't just do it from their web site (Which requires an AS/400 serial
> number <grin>) but if you call their 800 number they can process the
order.
>
> There used to be a link to them on IBM's web site, but I don't see it any
> more.  I am copying the IBMers responsible for making sure that this whole
> thing works - we shouldn't be going through all this horse hockey again.
> IBM Direct are also supposed to know about this and to redirect customers
> if they can't fulfill the order.
>
> That IBM makes a profit in spite of its inability to sell things is a
> constant source of amazement to me!
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