Jim,

> The interactive card is not a hardware card in the normal
> sense.  It doesn't really *do* anything except establish
> that you've spent a lot  of money.  IBM treats the
> interactive card as some sort of symbol  permanently
> linking the machine you purchased to a specific level of
> OS usage licensing

Yes and from my research, this method allows IBM to sell you what's currently - 
outside of military contract item pricing - the most expensive circuit board 
jumper in existence.

--phil


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