Re: AS/400 Sizing

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

At 06:52 PM 4/4/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Ed.Doxtator@ssa.co.uk wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All
>> 
>> I'm trying to find sizing information for AS/400-s.  (We're planning on
>> buying a new AS/400, and we need a little more horsepower and DASD, but not
>> too much, according to the Powers That Be...)  Has anyone got any info on
>> AS/400 sizing?
>Ed,
>
><!--2 cents worth-->
>Can't your business partner help you with this?  
>
>Whether you purchase from IBM direct or a business partner, shouldn't they
help size your new box with/for you, just from a "thank
>you for your business" point of view.  
>
IBM will help, if you can find anyone at IBM to talk to.  Certainly BPs
will help, that one of our businesses.  If you want modeling (e.g.: Use
Best/1 to grow my workload), that is typically billable.

There are not sufficient margins in the hardware to give that stuff away
they way we used to.

Today IBM sells AS/400s using the Microsoft model.  Sell it as cheaply as
possible, and then nickle and dime the customer for every little thing.
It's not the way it used to be.

Al



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