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Andy Nolen-Parkhouse wrote: > > Steve, > > I just ran two equivalent quick configurations of the two processors > listed below and the 250 came out at about $19,800 USD and the 270 came > out at about $23,000. In addition, the 250 came bundled with Query, > SQL, and Client Access, which was not present on the 270. > > There could be some fluke about the way expansion is handled for your > configuration, but generally, the 250 should be cheaper. Maintenance > was also slightly lower on the 250 ($143 vs. 149) > > Just for reference, both machines had 4 8 GB drives, one 10/100 > Ethernet, a small quarter inch tape and no optional software. Somebody neeeds to come up with a good linux-based OS/400 emulator so you could buy that machine for about $6500 -- Brad Jensen brad@elstore.com President Electronic Storage Corporation Tulsa OK USA 918-664-7276 LaserVault Report Retrieval & Data Mining www.Laservault.com www.eufrates.com - Add distance learning to your site with easy course preparation
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