Re: Rehash -- Getting A CISC Box "Legal"

[Art Tostaine <atostain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

DAsmussen wrote:

> Hey Folks!
>
> I know we just had this discussion a few months back, but I didn't
> keep any of
> it because I was planning on going RISC.  Now I have the chance to
> pick up a
> used D10 for less than a mid-priced PC, and need to evaluate if
> whether
> getting a "legal" copy of OS/400 on it would allow me to put more
> memory and
> DASD on a companion 170 from the savings generated by not having to
> purchase
> all the COM boards that the D10 already has.  Does IBM have a web site
> with
> this information, or does anyone know what a V3R2 license for a D10
> would
> cost?

Dean:

If the only thing that you want to do is strip the D10 and move parts to
the 170, you don't need a license to do that.

If you want to upgrade the D10 to a 170 (if that's possible), you can
just upgrade the hardware and purchase a software license for the 170.

Either way, I bet that a D10 license would be more than the cost of the
170's licensed programs, since OS/400 would be included in the price of
the 170.

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.

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