Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!umix!nrl-cmf!ames!rutgers!mcnc!rti!tijc02!rdo031 From: rdo031@tijc02.UUCP (Rick Odle ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: How: 2 users on a PS2/80 ? Message-ID: <179@tijc02.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 08:18:34 EST Article-I.D.: tijc02.179 Posted: Mon Nov 30 08:18:34 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Dec-87 03:29:49 EST References: <1183@uhccux.UUCP> Organization: Texas Instr., Johnson City TN Lines: 41 in article <1183@uhccux.UUCP>, todd@uhccux.UUCP (The Perplexed Wiz) says: > > In article <4728@spool.wisc.edu> luner@ai.WISC.EDU (David L. Luner) writes: >>IBM has announced a product called DOS Merge for the PS/2 Mod 80. >>This product provides for the execution, by multiple users, of IBM DOS >>Version 3.30 applications. DOS Merge is based on the MERGE/386 (tm, Lotus >>Computing Corp) product developed by Lotus. Planned availability is 9/88, >>cost $250. > > Don't be mislead by the price associated with DOS Merge. The $250 > cost for IBM DOS Merge will *NOT* give you multiuser capabilities on > the PS/2 Model-80. IBM DOS Merge requires AIX (IBM's version of UNIX). > And since IBM has completely unbundled AIX, it could cost you quite a > bit depending on how much of UNIX you need. > > Here are the prices for the various AIX modules. > > AIX PS/2 OS $595 > AIX Extensions 250 > AIX DOS Merge 250 > AIX Usability 250 > Text Formatting 200 > X-Windows 195 > FORTRAN 275 > Pascal 275 > C 275 > Development Kit 175 > > For more information get a hold of the 17NOV87 IBM Customer Announcement > Letter Summary (I suspect a call to your local IBM rep would do the > trick if you are not on their mailing list)...todd > > -- > Todd Ogasawara, U. of Hawaii Faculty Development Program > UUCP: {ihnp4,uunet,ucbvax,dcdwest}!sdcsvax!nosc!uhccux!todd > ARPA: uhccux!todd@nosc.MIL BITNET: todd@uhccux > INTERNET: todd@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU BTW, the company name is LOCUS not Lotus. Rick Odle