Dave, I would like to see a copy of the pricing. Thanks
Jim Dodds Systems Programmer Kentucky State University 400 East Main Street Frankfort, Ky 40601 502 597 6114 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Another long slow decline. Hi, Paul. P. Raulerson wrote: > z/VM is a OTC (One Time Charge in this case) product, listing at > something like $40K per IFL. Actually, z/VM 5.2 is now priced at $22,500 (OTC) for one IFL engine. As the number of engines licensed increases,the charge per engine decreases. I have a document here that explains z/VM pricing in more detail, with examples, if anyone would like a copy. > Linux from SuSE has a $5K per year support/subscription cost, and if you > don't pay the sub,you can still use the product. > HLASM from Dave Rivers is *amazingly* affordable. > We could probably be coerced into licensing some software. :) > I thought HLASM was an IBM product.....are you using the version for Linux on zSeries? And what debugger are you using ? > Seriously. If you are anywhere near Austin, come visit. > I'm on the west side of Harris County (Houston, you may have heard of it up there in Austin....:-). Where are you? Have a good one, and thanks for sharing your success...... DJ > -Paul >
