Hi: I am not sure why you would want to do this at the end of the lease. Usually the residual value for the box (z9BC) is very low at the end of the lease. Depending on where you are software wise, you may not be able to back level your software to run on z800 and even if you can, there may be a conversion and risks associated with the conversion. Also, you may want to check what the operating system software costs on a z800. It may be higher than what you are currently paying. Just my 2 cents. Regards, Gene In a message dated 7/14/2009 8:52:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I am ashamed to have to ask this at all. We currently have a z9BC. A high manager has found what he considers a great deal on a used z800 that he want to convert back when our lease expires. Anyway, does anybody have a pointer to some authoritive documentation which would relate a z9BC MSU to a z800 MSU? I.e. if we have a 4hr rolling average MSU of 40 on a z9BC, that would roughly translate to ??? MSUs on a z800. We use SCRT for billing, so if the MSUs go up for the equivalent work (as I believe they will), then this deal will be far less desirable. I would say more, but I need to keep my job. -- John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221323036x1201367247/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul yExcfooterNO62) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
