Re: PID (was Old System)

[Jerome Draper <jdraper@xxxxxxx>]

My echo on PID is that they used to offer the LIPI's (licensed internal
program interface-??) to vendors working to develop products to run on
AS/400's.  This was great because it encouraged innovation.

Sadly, I heard that when ole Microsoft wanted to subscribe to the LIPI's
for their SNA Server and Windows related products IBM decided NO and that
they would simply discontinue that availability of the LIPI's altogether
since they couldn't really provide them to everyone but MS.  

There was some talk about starting up the LIPI system again but nothing has
happened.

Jerry

At 01:33 PM 3/22/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Colin-
>
>PID is the IBM's Parnters in Developer Program. It primarily provides
>documentation and additional developer info, support and training.The value
>of PID is hotly debated, some swear by it, others, especially vendors who
>need really good low-level docs, think it is a joke. The truth, I think, is
>that its value lies somewhere between the two extremes. Minimum cost is $250
>per geographical location.
>
>The program that sits over PID is the Solution Development Program where,
>once a member of PID, you can lease development AS/400 products at very
>attractive rates, _if_ you qualify with an AS/400 application to be resold.
>
>Info is available at www.developer.ibm.com.


Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, Nlynx, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com
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