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Michael Ryan wrote:
The total cost for all the software for learning and developing LAMP solutions is...minor drumroll...$0 USD. Sure...it's easier to fork over some bucks and get stuff on a CD, but you don't have to. And a cheap Intel box...probably have one lying around someplace. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a way, like Aaron suggested for the loaner program, to get people involved in i5 stuff?
I like the loaner/virtual access as an alternative to acquiring a system. And there are various timeshare possibilities that have existed for years... e.g., [ http://www.rikascom.net/iseries.htm ] which has a limited "free" account available in addition to paid.
AFAIK, no one needs to spend a bunch of money to gain experience on our platform. The Info Centers provide plenty of documentation and other areas of IBM web sites can add a lot (when you can find them).
Tom Liotta
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