RE: AS/400s being auctioned at Egghead.com

[Eric Kempter <eric.kempter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why are they at giveaway prices?  What's missing?

Thank you,

Eric Kempter
*4107
* Eric.Kempter@robertmondavi.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: DAVID BULOG [SMTP:d2ba@xtra.co.nz]
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 4:39 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: AS/400s being auctioned at Egghead.com
> 
> They also have IBM Netfinity Servers almost weekly at giveaway prices.
> Dave
> 
> ----------
> > From: Bob Buchanan <bobbyb@camstar.com>
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: AS/400s being auctioned at Egghead.com
> > Date: Tuesday, 18 January 2000 13:19
> > 
> > The OS for the 150s transfers with the box, even V3.  All V4 licenses
> > transfer with the box.  The V4 OS software for a P05 processor group
> > retails at 2250 (or was it 2550).  Anyway, with the OS, query, ADTS and
> > a compiler or two, you will spend 6k+ on software, with the bulk being
> > on the OS.  Keep watching, there are some with V4 included.  Also, take
> > in to account that V4 needs 64 meg.  Some of these only have 32 meg.  
> > -Bob Buchanan
> > 
> > > "Al Barsa, Jr." wrote:
> > > 
> > > At 12:20 PM 01/14/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > > 
> > > >  >> Besides buying or selling an AS/400 with pre-VRM410 installed is
> > > illegal.
> > > >
> > > >I think that model 150s are an exception to this Simon - maybe Al
> > > knows for
> > > >sure.
> > > 
> > > The rules for model 150 in the US are totally different from the
> > > remainder
> > > of the product line.
> > > 
> > > We don't sell model 150s.
> > > 
> > > Al
> > > 
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> > > Al Barsa, Jr. - Account for Midrange-L
> > > Barsa Consulting, LLC.
> > > 400 > 390
> > > 
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