Re: Informix migration from 486 to Pentium maybe a FAQ (sorry if so!)

At 03:48 PM 1/5/95 GMT, Tom P Allred -- Systems Integration wrote: >: I don't see a concern here (maybe I miss it), but anyway... > >: We went from a 486 to Pentium with Informix on SCO, and it worked fine. > >: ed > >The only concern is probably that you move up 1 price grade going from 486 >to 586, and 2 price grades going from 486 to dual 586. Moving one of our >customers from 486 to 586 caused the informix-based software upgrades to >exceed the cost of the computer hardware. Thousands of bucks for exactly >the same products they had to begin with! It is difficult to find the value >in this policy, other than to increase Informix's profits. > >Tom Allred Systems Integration tallred@mercury.interpath.net You might want to look into upgrading to 6.x or 7.x. These versions are made available under user-based pricing, not machine class pricing. Jon ================================================================== Jon Vemo Internet: jvemo@cyberspace.com Bothell, WA USA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Watch out for road-kill on the information superhighway....SPLAT!! ==================================================================