RE: Cheaper Servers? - Been there - done that

["Shields, Ken" <kenshields@xxxxxxx>]

Before you make money, you must spend money
A computer is just a tool, and if everyone in your world is not using the tool, 
in a very short time, you join the land of dinosaurs.
I wonder how many pc users (worldwide) have to use a tool (CA), to be able to 
use their tool (/400).
I'm not an IBM basher, but I believe there is probably far too much energy 
being spent on protecting their
'comfort zone', rather than taking the more painful route, and engaging the 
challenge that confronts them.
IMHO
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Barber [mailto:mboceanside@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:22 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Cheaper Servers? - Been there - done that


The cost was well under $7,500 and the box didn't sell well at all. They
even gave away several at BP conferences, but the boxes never really
"caught on fire"... I can't find my old price lists but here is the
complete write up on the boxes:

http://www1.ibmlink.ibm.com/cgi-bin/master?xh=aLwQm*rwwQH1Mz1USenGnN9332&request=salesmanual&parms=H%5f9401&xhi=usa%2emain%7csalesmanual%5e&xfr=N

Because of the "underwhelming" response, the RISC version was never
built....

IBM is in the business of making money. Selling or giving away $25 linux
os
is not the road to riches or anything else. I believe RedHat is one step
away
from being in one of the later chapters(like 11,13,etc)


"Shields, Ken" wrote:
>
> I suspect, although i have no proof, that the cost was out of this world. 
>Linux redhat can be picked up for $25.
> They may have dropped the ball.
> Ken
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