Re: Future of *M36

Mark Lazarus wrote:
> 
> Neil,
> 
> >The 436 isn't really obsolete.  A 436 (without an OS/400 license) come
> >preconfigured as 'SSP dominant' which basically hides the underlying
> >OS/400 from the user and the machine 'appears' as though it's running
> >SSP (you do still however need to go to DST and make a backup of the
> >Licensed Internal Code at least once, preferably twice, or you don't
> >have a complete backup to reconstruct the system if you lose a disk).
> >If the user doesn't want to cough up the extra for the OS/400 license
> >the 436 can still give them better performance, disk capacity, tape
> >capacity etc.
> 
>  How much is OS/400 for the smallest /400?  I thought it was included?
> 

Well I was talking about adding OS/400 license to a model 436 that had
only SSP.
Yes the 436 is an AS/400 - but if you order a 436 you don't get the
OS/400 license unless you cough up extra.
For the 436 it costs US$3500 extra for the OS/400 ValuePak software  
(this is processor group P05 - smallest 436 with 2102 processor).
Value Pak is US$10,000 for the P10 group (436 with 2104 or 2106
processors).
(ValuePak incluses OS/400, Query, SQL & Client Access).

For OS/400 alone on the P05 processor it's US$400 for the first user,
and US$400 for each additional user (to the maximum charged 5 users for
the P05 group).

For OS/400 alone on the P10 processor it's US$500 for the first user,
and US$400 for each additional user (to the maximum charged 30 users for
the P10 group).

As for the smallest AS/400 - well these days that would be the model 150
(I'm ignoring the CISC portable).
The cheapest model 150 Entry package (32MB memory, 4GB DASD, 2.5GB tape
- approx 3.5GB with compression), costs US$ 7995 (don't forget a UPS -
the package can come with a BEST Fortress 675va unit for US$ 848), and
INCLUDES BasePak software.  BasePak includes the following software:

OS/400 Version 3 Release 7, AS/400 Client Access, Query for AS/400, 
DB2 and SQL Development Toolkit for AS/400, Facsimile Support for AS/400 
Performance Management/400, PSF/400 fax support, PSF/400 1-to-19 IPM
print support and TCP/IP Communication Utility. 

The following products will also be part of BasePak: 
Integration Services for Integrated PC Server (formerly known as FSIOP) 
OS/400 Integration for Novell Netware 
Integrated BasePak for Lotus Notes 



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