PowerHouse on Linux

Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:38:48 -0800

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Well this is an interesting economic analysis. Programming talent must =
be little valued in Australia. In the US the cost you cite might buy 2 =
to 10 days of consulting effort in the US. If programmer makes about =
$10.00/ hr where you are, maybe it's a real advantage to develop and =
maintain a system in C++, visual basic or something like that.

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Craig Lalley=20
  To: Jeff Hoffman ; powerh-l@lists.swau.edu=20
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:54 PM
  Subject: Re: PowerHouse on Linux

  =20

   Jeff Hoffman <wonicon@optushome.com.au> wrote:=20

    Another reason that PH will not advance is cost, I was just looking =
at PH
    8.41 on Win2000 and if I developed a system for a customer there =
would be
    immediately a $6,000 ($australian approx 3,000 $US) upfront cost for =
just
    the PH licenece (one developer / five user run-time / five user data
    access) I would then have to recover development costs. This would =
put the
    Kybo on most projects.

  I remember when the current OS that was happening was OS/2 vs the yet =
to be released Win95, circa 1995.  That year I went to Comdex. =20

  IBM was trying to sell thier developers kits for $395 (I think, it may =
have been more.)

  Microsoft was giving them away by the handful.=20

  The rest is history.

  -Craig

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well this is an interesting economic =
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maintain a system in C++, visual basic or something like =
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  Lalley</A> </DIV>
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  <P>&nbsp;<B><I>Jeff Hoffman &lt;<A=20
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    <P>Another reason that PH will not advance is cost, I was just =
looking at=20
    PH<BR>8.41 on Win2000 and if I developed a system for a customer =
there would=20
    be<BR>immediately a $6,000 ($australian approx 3,000 $US) upfront =
cost for=20
    just<BR>the PH licenece (one developer / five user run-time / five =
user=20
    data<BR>access) I would then have to recover development costs. This =
would=20
    put the<BR>Kybo on most projects.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
  <P>I remember when the current OS that was happening was OS/2 vs the =
yet to be=20
  released Win95, circa 1995.&nbsp; That year I went to Comdex.&nbsp; =
</P>
  <P>IBM was trying to sell thier developers kits for $395 (I think, it =
may have=20
  been more.)</P>
  <P>Microsoft was giving them away by the handful. </P>
  <P>The rest is history.</P>
  <P>-Craig</P>
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