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-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] The Currency Access fee [CAF] for a P20 level system is $17,000 odd, then you get to pay for software subscription on top of that. Had one client call it a "Hostage Fee" At 05:56 AM 02/06/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Terry, > I believe that Charly is almost exactly right. The Gotcha is the currency >access fee. If the machine doesn't have Software Subscription I think you'll >have to pay it. The only way that Charly is correct on this (and it seems >fair mind you but this IBM) is if you as a new customer get to put SS on the >box without the currency fee. > I have helped a couple people get model 400s running that have done this, >exception being that they Had SS. > > - Larry > >Charly Jones wrote: > >> >>Terry -- >> >>I think you may be giving up too easily. If the machine has the >>non-compiler licensed program products you need and/or want, like: >> >>5769-PW1 App Dev ToolSet for AS/400 >>5769-QU1 Query for AS/400 >>5769-ST1 DB2 Query Mgr and SQL DevKit for AS/400 >>5769-XE1 Client Access/400 Express for Windows >>5769-XW1 Client Access/400 Windows Family Base >> >>and if the current owner has the ownership certificates and will give them >>to you, and if IBM hasn't changed their rules lately, and if there is one >>compiler that that you can get the ownership certificate (any compiler)... >> >>THEN -- it might be a very good deal, because for the cost of a one year >>software subscription you would be entitled to V5R1, all compilers >>COBOL/C/C++/Java/Websphere/RPG, and a lot more. You wouldn't have to do >>the >>software subscription right away if the system comes with the compiler and >>tools you want, and staying on V4 isn't a problem for you. You may be able >>to get a similar deal with all the V4 compilers with a software >>subscription, I don't know those details. >> >>I don't believe there would be a concurrency or upgrade fee. Someone >>correct me if I am wrong. There will be a media charge for V5R1, something >>like two hundred dollars, or less. >> >>I tried to find out about these rules and procedures before I bought my >>first AS/400 model 400. I got a lot of advice and "FACTS" from IBM, from >>this list, and others. There are many opinions. Some are correct. Your >>"local hardware" firm is not motivated to help you do this, they don't get >>paid anything for transferring a system, so send all the old systems to the >>dump. --
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