Re: giving an iSeries system to each college

Hmmm...not *quite* the same as having all the resources you would ever
need at your fingertips and for free.

On 1/24/07, Tom Liotta <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Michael Ryan wrote:

> The total cost for all the software for learning and developing LAMP
> solutions is...minor drumroll...$0 USD. Sure...it's easier to fork
> over some bucks and get stuff on a CD, but you don't have to. And a
> cheap Intel box...probably have one lying around someplace.
>
> Wouldn't it be cool if there was a way, like Aaron suggested for the
> loaner program, to get people involved in i5 stuff?

I like the loaner/virtual access as an alternative to acquiring a
system. And there are various timeshare possibilities that have
existed for years... e.g., [ http://www.rikascom.net/iseries.htm ]
which has a limited "free" account available in addition to paid.

AFAIK, no one needs to spend a bunch of money to gain experience on
our platform. The Info Centers provide plenty of documentation and
other areas of IBM web sites can add a lot (when you can find them).

Tom Liotta

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