Hi, You can use it to build applications that access VSAM, but I don't think it generates VSAM files on your PC if that's what you are asking. There is a debugger, and it's pretty nice.
I do agree that you don't want to be running this on a old Pentium 3 or 4, you should have at least a Dual Core PC (or laptop), with a minimum of 2GB of memory, (if you're running Vista, get 4GB), memory is very cheap (if you have the free slots), and places like BUY.COM and OUTPOST.COM (as well as many others) have sales almost every other week for 2GB at about $50 or less, so loading up is cheap, but if you have Win/XP then more than 2GB is just a waste. You are correct in the the $800 is for the entire catalog, (hundreds of programs), for the full year, but it's only a good deal if you can use them. I still urge you to do the 60 day trial first to make sure it's going to work for you, the Value Option upgrade option only takes a day or two to apply for and get, and if you can't tell if it will work for you in the first 30 pr 40 days then you probably don't need what it can offer anyway. Let me know if I can help you. Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
