z9 BC DISCOUNTS
WHAT THE SAVVIEST (OR LUCKIEST) BUYERS WILL PAY
In this table the Base Price is our estimate of the list price of a minimally configured processor, "Real" Min Price is our estimate of the lowest price IBM will accept for a machine, and Possible Discount is our estimate of the deepest discount a customer is likely to get.
| z9 BC MODEL |
MIPS |
MSU |
BASE PRICE |
"REAL" MIN PRICE |
POSSIBLE DISCOUNT |
| A01 |
28 |
4 |
$104,000 |
$135,000 |
33% |
| B01 |
38 |
7 |
$147,000 |
$230,000 |
28% |
| C01 |
46 |
8 |
$170,000 |
$295,000 |
25% |
Feature Prices
| FEATURE |
SUGGESTED PRICE |
| ESCON 16 PORT CARD |
$10,200 |
| ESCON PORT |
$580 |
| FICON EXPRESS |
$14,600 |
| FICON EXPRESS 2 |
$19,500 |
| OSA EXPRESS 2 1GB |
$12,000 |
| MEMORY 8GB |
$90,160 |