Re: 111 cpw on ebay for $2000

Yeh the box's only value would be in the drives and memory card--that 510's
spec was so low that there is no value there ,no ethernet etc.
I would value the box only for the V4 OS if the CDs and
paper are there.
Maybe $200 to $300 tops.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Handy" <dhandy1@bellsouth.net>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: 111 cpw on ebay for $2000


> Steve,
>
> >the LPP being transferable must be wrong.
>
> No, it is transferable, but only if the seller is willing to transfer it.
It is
> not automatic as it is with the OS on V4+.  In this case, IBM most likely
has no
> intention of transfering any LPP's with the system.
>
> Regarding the earlier post of whether you need the actual paper PoE or
just the
> machine serial number, as I understand it you need the paper copy of the
PoE.
>
> Think of it like a car title.  Knowing the VIN is not sufficient; you need
to
> have the paper title to prove ownership.  If you don't have the LPP PoE's,
then
> you don't have Proof of Entitlement and the LPP's were not transfered with
the
> system.
>
> By the same token, a used 5xx machine in the P30 tier without LPP's
transferred
> would be a poor value indeed, unless all you needed was a box with no
LPP's.
>
> Doug
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