On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:28 AM PINION, RICHARD W. <rpin...@firsthorizon.com> wrote:
> That's just the price of the current ADCD offering. To license > zPDT itself is roughly $4,000/emulated CPU. > In the words of Emily Latilla: "Never mind." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYoNL4g5Vg > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of John McKown > Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 12:24 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: "Everyone wants to retire mainframes" > > [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening > attachments.] > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 10:54 AM Tom Brennan <t...@tombrennansoftware.com> > wrote: > > > When I bought my Yamaha piano in 1989, I heard a story that Yamaha had > > been supplying free pianos to universities for years. It was more > > than them just being nice, they knew that someone practicing every day > > on the school grand piano would likely go on to buy one, or be the > > decision maker for an orchestra, night club, or whatever. I always > > thought that was super smart of them. What I always thought was > > rather dumb, is that IBM doesn't do similar with educational use of > > all their software. And that's just copied bits ... no wood, metal, > delivery, tuning, etc. > > > > > I want an _affordable_ version of zPDT for _myself_ as a _hobbiest_. The > current zPDT seems to be for "home workers" of an ISV or maybe office > workers for a 2-3 person operation (IDK). I just looked and it is $900/yr > U.S. . I can afford that. But I'm not an ISV. And I don't want to "bother" > with whatever it takes to convince IBM that I am an ISV. Mainly because > I'd be lying through my teeth. And I'm not a scum politician, so I'm > adverse to doing that. {yeah, I'm being tacky} > > > -- > People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > Confidentiality notice: > This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain legally > privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended > recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this > message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately > notify the sender and delete this e-mail message from your computer. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
