Re: Should I upgrade my hardware?

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 10:40 AM 12/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I have a model 400-2132.  My disk utilization is near 75% so on the way
>to buying more disk I'm thinking this is a good time to look at buying a
>whole new machine. (Yes, I have taken measures to reduce what is
>occupying my disk).  My local vendor reccomends going to a 600-2135. 
>This is very nice, and the performance improvement is 68%.  The cost of
>the upgrade, with the increased disk, comes to $40,000.  We are a small
>company and this is a lot of money to my budget.  Regardless of the
>hardware decision, I will be upgrading from V3R7 to V4R3 or whatever
>they are at by the time I get the money :)  The other motivating factor
>is that right now I am dialing out to the Internet with a SLIP
>connection.  As I understand it, with a V4 operating system I can
>connect using PPP but only with the new hardware.  Another consideration
>for the decision is that I can't upgrade every year.  Maybe next year
>there will be an even cooler machine that I will want?
>
If it will handle the interactive requirements and attachability, consider
a Model 170.

Al



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