Re: Buying an iSeries thru the Partners in Development program -- MIDRANGE-L

I looked at this but thought it was very expensive.

IBM were happy to lease me an iSeries 270 and at first sight it seemed like
a good deal. But then I calculated how much I was going to pay IBM over the
next 3 years, after which the machine would be returned to IBM and I would
own nothing. I could, of course, start another lease!!

I would paying all that money, and not owning anything at the end of the
day. I did like that idea. Unfortunately, here in the UK, IBM were not
prepared to offer a purchase option.

I also needed a machine I could use for business purposes, and the IBM
offering is strictly development/demo.

I decided instead to lease/purchase a second hand 270. The total price of
the 270 is less than the sum I would otherwise be paying IBM, and the rate
of interest is low. It is a 2 year payment deal, after which I have an asset
I can keep, sell, or trade in for an upgrade.

Syd Nicholson


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Landess" <steve_landess@hotmail.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:44 AM
Subject: Buying an iSeries thru the Partners in Development program


> List,
>
> I am considering applying to IBM to purchase an iSeries system thru the
> Partners in Development program.  I currently have a membership in this
> program.  I have a product/service that I want to develop for the iSeries.
>
> I currently have two OLD systems.  One of them is a P01 Model 2 (the
> original portable, running V2R3).  The other system is a 40S, running
V3R6.
> Neither has an ethernet adapter.  In fact, the only way that I can network
> the P01 to the 40S is thru a Black Box modem eliminator using X.25
> communications via the SDLC adapters.  Both systems are just too old for
> what I want to accomplish in developing my application, since I want to
use
> the latest technology and development tools from IBM.
>
> 1) Have any of you used this channel to acquire a system?
> 2) Is it very difficult to qualify for purchase/lease thru this program?
> 3) What are the advantages/disadvantages of using this channel to acquire
a
> system?
> 4) What are the legal ways that you can use a system acquired thru this
> channel?
> 5) Can I purchase a used system and acquire the software thru the Partners
> in Development program?
> 6) ?????
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice that you may have to offer...
>
>
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