Re: Why do I need New Era?
On 29 Mar 1995, Tim Schaefer wrote: > In article <796468948snz@boothbc.demon.co.uk>, paul@boothbc.demon.co.uk (paul sellars) says: > > > >In article <3l9os3$15vu@tequesta.gate.net> > > tschaefe@gate.net "Tim Schaefer" writes: > > > >> >> I was quoted $4550.00 US for New Era. What am I getting for this price? > >> >> Cars used to cost this much. > >> > > >> > We were quoted 340 pounds sterling (approx $500 US) per run time > >> > seat. Each RT seat needing 8mb ram. You dont need to be the > >> > Delphic Oracle to figure Borland et al must be smiling. > >> > >> Is this the 'total' price or is there something else you need? Is > >> Viewpoint included? > >> > >> Tim Schaefer tschaefe@gate.net > > > >Probably did not make this clear. Price per development seat 3900 pounds > >(approx $5800 US). You also need a run time licence for each user, these > >cost 340 pounds (approx $500 US) per user. So if you have 100 users > >thats $5000 US for the users alone. When NewEra 2 is released you will need > >to buy upgrades for each development seat AND each run time seat. > > > > > >-- > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > paul sellars,humberside,u.k. > >========================================================================== > > I DEFINITELY will be working on my own tools. The whole point to the > client/server Windows appeal has been REDUCED cost. INFORMIX must think > the average site is a bunch of pilgrims standing at a medicine show. > > Learning a new operating environment in Visual BASIC and Visual C++ is > going to take enough time--and then have to learn NewEra. Once I learn the > Visual C++/BASIC, why would I need NewEra? Unless it's inexpensive I would > be an absolute idiot to spend that kind of money, or even waste my time > with it. > > You have to ask yourself why would INFORMIX glom onto VC++ in the first > place. They have the resources to experiment with client/server, and must > see the writing on the wall: UNIX is in big trouble with Windows NT and > Windows 95. Go back to the egg, and reevaluate your long-term plans. By > the time you ramp up to VC++, which is "only needed for compiled programs", > you'll start to see Win 95. Are you honestly going to run client server > apps as 'interpreted' programs? The hardware is getting less expensive > too, so this may not be an issue. > > I'm a UNIX lover--I hope they have a windowing Korn shell for Windows > soon--it's the only thing really missing. I'd sooner spend money on that! > > Tim > Tim, NewEra produces asci C code which is being compile with MircoSoft 1.5 C++ compiler. On other platforms, NewEra will use a different compiler. I have heard that Informix is currently trying to get there C code to compile with Borland (#define problems, make problems). You don't have to know C or C++ to write a program with NewEra! But it would be a good idea to know OOP before you try to write anything with NewEra. Matt