as400 questions- am I in the right place?

[freak1]

being a newbie to the as/400 world, I have a few questions. I'm hoping you good people can help. I hope I'm in the right forum.

when did IBM replace the as/400? and with what?
when did IBM stop supporting the as/400?
where can I get information about annualized cost on the as/400?
what are the preset day comparable systems? and by whom?
if you were going to upgrade the as400, what system would you go to?

thanks.

 

[desiindian]

Freak1,

IBM has definately not stopped selling or supporting the As/400. They have just renamed the product.

Hope this helps

 

[freak1]

I understand, thanks.

I curious about the annualized cost associated with maintaining an as-400 as compared to what ibm is currectly selling. anybody know a good source on that type info?

also if you were going to upgrade from an as-400 to another platform, what would you suggest? I know it a very broad question. I'm just starting the search on info.

 

[blom0344]

Hello Freak,

AS400 ranges from small specs for 10 users to multi-multi processors for 10.000 users. The cost aspect depends so much on what you need (or whether you lease or buy a machine) that you should take it up with IBM itself to sort it out....... T. Blom
Information analyst
tbl@shimano-eu.com