upgrade discounts for existing systems from IBM...

Ya know, you would think that IBM would make it more inticing to
upgrade...  As I understand it, one of the biggest pains in Rochester's
butt right now is all those OLD, REALLY OLD, white boxes still floating
around...I'm talking Bxx,Cxx, Dxx, Fxx... vintage era systems.   And,
those with 150's are also stuck...

The thing that some folks refuse to understand is that when a company has
to pay alot of bucks to in effect MOVE to a new system, they will
generally to a total software review as well...this means they will review
if they still need what they have on what they're running it on or if
there's something in thier mind that's better....and cheaper...  This is
the kind of internal review that hardware/system upgraders REALLY DREAD or
SHOULD really dread...because of the huge risk of losing your client!

Don in DC