Re: V2R3 to V3R2 upgrade sticker shock

[Pat Barber <MBOCEANSIDE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl Galgano wrote:
> 
> I just got off the phone with my friendly hardware/software vendor.  I was
> inquiring on a price to upgrade my E04 from V2R3 to V3R2.  After I got up
> off the floor I verified that I did hear hime correctly that the price would
> be over $9000 for 5 users!!!!
> 
> We are a very small company and have a RISC model 400 running V3R6 (release
> 7 is sitting in the box ready to be installed) so we have little incentive
> to spend that much money for the upgrade.  The only real function I want
> with the new realease for the "white" box is TCP/IP untilities.
> 
> Could this really be true??  Is IBM crazy or am I just being pennywise &
> pound foolish???  Is there any other alternative???  I have tried to order
> the TCP/IP utilities for V2R3 and was told they are not available anymore.
> How much do you guys with BIG systems pay for the upgrade.
> 
> Regards,
> Carl
> Carl J. Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> 540 Powder Springs Street
> Suite C19
> Marietta, GA 30064
> 770-422-2995
> 
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I don't know what lic. pgms you have, but according to the pricer I have
date 02/11/97 the upgrade price for that group is 100 base + 80 per user
that just for the operating system... to get to 9000 you would have to 
have ALL lic pgms IBM currently sells on the E04(not very likely)
 In the p10 grp which the e04 falls in, the max # of users charged for
is 30 so the charge for OS/400 would be 100 + (6 x 80) = 558 for 7 users.

What other products do you have ???????
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