Re: COBOL on AS/400

I think people are using WebSphere Development tools and WebSphere
Development Studio as if they are the same thing. To me they do not look to
be the same.
WDT http://www-3.ibm.com/software/ad/wdt400/
WDS http://www-3.ibm.com/software/ad/wds400/
WDT looks to be for the person who just wants the workstation software
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/CategoryDisplay?cntrfnbr=1&cgmenbr=1&cntry=840&lang=en_US&scrfnbr=73&cgrfnbr=2181221&x=12&y=10
WDS is also the host software (compilers)
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/CategoryDisplay?cntrfnbr=1&cgmenbr=1&cntry=840&lang=en_US&scrfnbr=73&cgrfnbr=2131722&x=8&y=4
and it does cost $8,200 for a P10, $3,650 for a P05

And it looks like you still have to buy (pay a licensing fee) pase to
compile C++.

John Ross

At 01:43 PM 6/23/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>  >> Problem is that we need COBOL and a reseller is saying the only way to
>get COBOL on the AS400 is to buy Websphere for $8,200.
>
>The only way to buy _any_ compiler is this way.  You are not buying
>WebSphere - you are buying WDT - WebSphere Development Tools.  Which means a
>bundle of SEU, PDM, RPG, COBOL, C, C++, CODE, VARPG, WebSphere Studio,
>WebFacing, etc.  If you want _one_ compiler on the box, you have to buy all
>of them.  In fact the one thing you won't get in the package is WebSphere
>itself!!  I'm surprised that the [package on a 270 is that much - I thought
>that most 270s were in the P10 group and the cost was lower than that.
>
>WebSphere is just IBM's latest marketing "label" and they are sticking it on
>everything no matter how tenuous the connection.
>
>
>Jon Paris
>Partner400