Eric, all specialty engines stay, you don't pay for them again. By "stay" I mean, they will be in an upgraded box without charging you for them again.
Marian Gasparovic IBM Slovakia On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Eric Bielefeld<[email protected]> wrote: > Timothy, > > I am curious as to what the savings are in upgrading your old computer > versus just buying the new model. What are the approximate savings as a > percent? Another thought, if you upgrade your current box, you can't sell > it. Granted, the value of an older box may not be worth trying to find a > buyer, but upgrading removes that option. > > Eric > > Eric Bielefeld > Sr. Systems Programmer > Milwaukee, Wisconsin > 414-475-7434 > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Sipples" > <[email protected]> > Also keep in mind that you can upgrade mainframe hardware up to two > generations old to the current technology by ordering an upgrade parts kit, > not a whole new frame. Upgraded machines retain their serial numbers. This > is quite unlike nearly all other servers, which you have to throw away when > you upgrade and/or which do not allow skipping a generation. > My personal opinions. > > - - - - - > Timothy Sipples > IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect > Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
