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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
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Posted: Mon Nov 30 08:18:34 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 4-Dec-87 03:29:49 EST
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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
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BTW, the company name is LOCUS not Lotus.

Rick Odle