On Dec 5, 2008, at 12:25 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 2008, at 1:16 AM, PeterH wrote: > >> Perhaps zero cost for the hardware, but IBM will charge you one >> hundred thousand dollars PER MONTH, or more, for the software >> license. > > I thought IBM was pushing Linux now? > I thought they're a "service" company, not a "software" company? They're pushing linux, yes. Hundreds or thousands of virtualized linux servers per mainframe, for which they'll charge you $100K/month for the software and support. Still cheaper than running hundreds or thousands of individual linux boxen. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
