Re: If there were a sufficient money stream in the "ma and pas", IBM would

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is not meant to be a demeaning remark against
AIX, but as I recall, $150 is about the real value
of that software.

I don't remember seeing any intergration
or security or spooling or communications for many
different protocols or several thousand help screens
and several thousand prompt screens for all commands
available on the system.

or did I miss something when I saw AIX ?

Isn't AIX still a sort of erector set for programmers ?

All you AIX folks please remain seated..

I'm just kidding.(mostly)

Steve Richter wrote:


> 1 core p5 505 express: $3400
> AIX 5.3: $150
> 3 yr SWMA: $807
> DB2: $624 + $124 per user. 10 users: $1864
> total price: $6221
>
> That is almost half the price for CPW that well exceeds the 600 CPW of
> the i5 520 entry.
>
> -Steve