>Just had a brief conversation with one of our server gang ... mentioned >that they should try an IFL on the mainframe ... He claimed that a rep >(IBM?) was in once and stated that the 'processor speed' was only 900 >MHz so couldn't really compete with what we were looking for. I also >mentioned that the 'engine' was relatively cheap at only $125K. After >he finished laughing he stated do you have any idea how much hardware I >can buy for $125K?
Why is it that 90+ percent of IT people would flunk freshman economics? :-) (I would have said something very much like that in reply, but that's me.) I bet the guy drives a Yugo, am I right? No? Now it's possible the (maybe) IBM rep wouldn't flunk freshman economics. Depends on what product(s) the IBM rep gets commissions. After all, if there are higher total costs, somebody is pocketing a percentage. :-) - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Enterprise Software Architect, z9/zSeries IBM Japan, Ltd. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
