Re: AS/400 Gasping For Air ??

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>nina,
>
>If you have the opportunity, pls let us know what the final cost turns out
>to be.
>
>It's common practice for some firms to low ball just to get in the door.
>After that the sky's the limit ;-)
>
>nina jones wrote:
>

For a good example, check out the Day-By-Day-With-Dilbert calendar for last
week...

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com










>> <<snip>>
>>
>> well, the board meet a couple of months ago, and was very upset they
>>were given an ibm proposal.  they wanted a p/c proposal.
>>
>> so, they got a p/c vendor gave them a proposal, with a quote to rewrite
>>their software in access for $2000.  the total p/c proposal was about 1/2
>>of the as/400 one.  so the board went with that.
>>
>> but i wonder - they do billing, accounts receiviable, membership
>>tracking, and training programs.  how on earth can anyone rewrite all
>>that for $2000?  are those wizards that good?
>>
>> nj
>
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