I'll be the first to admit that I could be wrong on it. It is odd that the overall description, it says Development, but on the application for a contract, it states "soley for testing." I would be happy as heck to be wrong on it, and the rates do seem relativly reasonable, still more than a FLEX box, but a lot less than a z900 bc. Wayne Driscoll Product Developer JME Software LLC NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another article on the Flex/IBM issue Edward Jaffe wrote: > Wayne Driscoll wrote: >> Ed, >> While this service is a great start, in the description it clearly >> states that this is to be used to TEST developed solutions, not as a >> product development environment. Kind of a catch-22 at this point, >> w/o other access to an IBM system, you won't have a product to test. >> > > I've seen developers use this facility to develop their products IIRC, > SAS used it a few years back to develop the 64-bit support for their > C/C++ compilers. Presumably, they negotiated more favorable pricing > terms than those offered to more casual users. Also, to clarify, this service isn't new. I've been using it since some release of MVS/ESA V4 (1992?). It's essentially "time sharing" for the upcoming release of the operating system (running under VM). IBM configures the base system and keeps it current with the latest driver(s) and/or maintenance. And, the people in Dallas, TX that do the work are "top notch"! You IPL and customize your VM guest system and, of course, pay for the cycles. The other offering is running a system "in house" from local tape. They send you new tapes every month or so; you reload the operating system. I had always assumed that nearly all serious ISVs used one or the other or both of these early development/testing options. I may have been wrong. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
