On Monday, 1994-09-19  Murray Lesser wrote to David Noon about "Pl/i"
as follows:

ML>     I received the IBM "PC Software Direct" catalogue the
other day, and
ML> looked up the PL/I compilers for OS/2.  Whew!  So I called
ML> Indelible Blue this afternoon to check on _their_ pricing. 
ML> Unfortunately, the young lady who answered the phone had never heard
ML> of PL/I, so I gave her the IBM order numbers for the "personal"
ML> compiler and the toolkit.  She called back in a little while and
ML> said that her source in IBM told her the only distribution was going
ML> to be through IBM "branch offices."  I suppose the 800 number given
ML> in the catalogue counts as a branch office!
ML> 
ML>     I'll have to think about it.  $500 for essentially an exercise in
ML> learning may be more than the exchequer can stand.

Hi Murray,

I also received such a catalogue and did not see the "Personal
Edition" listed - although I didn't look very closely. I saw
"Professional Edition" listed at $750+tax. I also remember reading
somewhere that this price is subject to a 40% discount through 30th
September, as should any price on "Personal Edition".

I suggest you think about it for a month or two. It can take IBM's
bureaucracy that long and more to set a policy like distributing
software through 3rd party channels. I will check with the PL/I
development manager at IBM Santa Teresa labs. and see how things are
going regarding additional retail channels for PL/I. You should never
have to pay list price these days for any software.

Regards

Dave

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