RE: Setting up a Model 170 for developers

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> from: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: Setting up a Model 170 for developers
> 
> Ed,
> 
> Where's the Java front end? On an iSeries, or on another box. And for
> development/testing purposes do you care? I don't even think you'll need
> Java on the iSeries if you're not running WAS on the iSeries itself. 
> 
> Careful, the 2E (Synon, now CA's AllFusion 2E) license will be the most
> expensive part of this setup, by far!
> 
> -Walden

Hi Walden

Thanks for the reply.  The guys will probably not be doing an Java coding, but
I will need the RPG and COBOL compilers for the project.  Are the compilers
part of base OS/400?

Also, will I need the Comms utilities?

I think this is going to be one of those things that looks good on the surface
(the box itself is relatively inexpensive), but the licences and extra software
from IBM (WDS, SQL, etc) will probably make the cost prohibative.

If I had my way, I'd be dumping the Synon stuff real fast and avoid the licence
altogether, but that's the way it goes.

Thanks

-Ed