Xref: utzoo comp.os.os2.misc:1115 comp.os.os2:1835 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!unixg.ubc.ca!cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca!ballard From: ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2 Subject: Re: I want to know real facts on costs.. Message-ID: <1991Apr26.170159.29357@unixg.ubc.ca> Date: 26 Apr 91 17:01:59 GMT References: <1991Apr25.220311.587@serval.net.wsu.edu> Sender: news@unixg.ubc.ca (Usenet News Maintenance) Organization: Computing Services, University of British Columbia Lines: 28 Nntp-Posting-Host: cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca In article <1991Apr25.220311.587@serval.net.wsu.edu> wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner) writes: >I've been reading here and in Info-World that the new costs for OS/2 1.3 SE >is $150, and that there is an upgrade from IBM Dos for $99. >The question is: >Is there a DOS UPgrade? If so, what is the difference in packaging from >buying the whole package new? I don't know if it's the same in the US, but here in Canada it often takes a week or so for price changes to get from the "announcements" into the online price list, which is what your dealer will have checked (or what somebody at IBM checked on their behalf). Unless they are specifically told to look in the "new announcements" database, they might miss a change. I just checked IBMLink in Canada and the price changes have made it into the list here now. In Canada the prices are $179 regular, $112 educational (which is about 40% off). There doesn't appear to be an educational price for the DOS upgrade to OS/2 (at least, the online price list lists the upgrade as $102 regular, $283 educational, which doesn't seem to be much of a deal). So I'd suggest you talk to your dealer again, get them to check the price again. Alan Ballard | Internet: ballard@ucs.ubc.ca University Computing Services | Bitnet: USERAB1@UBCMTSG University of British Columbia | Phone: 604-822-3074 Vancouver B.C. Canada V6R 1Z2 | Fax: 604-822-5116