Re: Ugh.. IBM Milking Developers.. question on maching config (IOP)

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is the scoop straight from the Sales Manual...

So ... it appears that Skippy was right in what they told you
and you got caught up in a slight model change.


IOP change to 515/525 packages:

With the WAN smart IOAs, there is much less reason for you to use an IOP;
and, if present, it may actually waste a PCI slot. For this reason, most 
515 Express
packages will no longer include the no-charge #9844 IOP, starting in 
October 2007.

This change will begin after machine code V5R4M5 is available. Starting 
October 9,
2007, the IBM configurator will no longer generate #9844 IOPs on new 
configurations
except for Express Configuration 2.

After October 26, orders received by IBM that include
a #9844 IOP feature will be invalid. If you still require an
IOP, use the #2844 IOP feature.

For more information on edition content, including specific ordering
details and IBM configuration implementation, visit:


Bradley V. Stone wrote:

> Ok, I was all set a month ago to purchase my i5.  Then we ended up moving so
> I put it off.   We had done everything except made the payment.  This is for
> a 515 under the developer's program.
>
> Now, a couple days I ago I tell them we're all settled and I'm ready to pay.
> Then they add on $2100 for IOP and explain it's no longer free.
>
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