[net.general] User Charges for PDP 11/70

charles (12/08/82)

We need to know the amount of money charged for usage of the DEC 11/70
system in the following categories:

     a.  CPU usage
         1.  Priority 1
         2.  Priority 2
         3.  Priority 3
         4.  Priority 4

     b.  Disk Storage

     c.  Login Time

     d.  VERSATEC output (per page)

     e.  Line Printer Output (per page)

Please send replies through this grouping, or to:

     Charles E. Camisa
     Computer Operator, Geophsics
     (make that geophysics)
     135 Geophsics Bldg, AK-50
     University of Washington
     Seattle, WA 98195

mclure@sri-unix (12/10/82)

#R:uw70:-10800:sri-unix:1200012:000:507
sri-unix!mclure    Dec  9 21:52:00 1982

Here's the include file for our 11/70 billing program which is run
weekly. I'd be interested to hear what other folks charge. That
goes for Vaxes too.

		Stuart

#define CPURATE	165.0		/* $165 per cpu hour */
#define CONRATE 5.5		/* $5.50 per console hour */
#define DISCOUNT 0.70		/* Only 70% of above for non-prime time */
#define PTFRATE 1.10		/* $1.10 per phototypesetter foot */
#define DISKRATE 0.00125	/* 0.5 cent per disk-block per period */
#define	LPTRATE 0.03		/* 3 cents per lineprinter page */

mjb (12/10/82)

~=
Charging users on a cpu/connect time basis is a barbarian practice which
should be outlawed in this enlightened age.
[Hey bob-van, what group should this response have gone to?  Is there a
net.flame?  I mean, like, what's a poor novice to *do*?]
 =

charles (12/13/82)

Charges for our CPU usage as follows:

PRIORITY   $PER MINUTE
   0        0.50
   1        0.25
   2        0.12
   3        0.06

Disk storage charges are $0.40/megabyte/day after a free first 10 blocks.
A 10% additional fee is added to anyone with more than 2000 blocks.  Storage
is calculated every night at midnight.

There is no charge for being logged in on most terminals.  Dialups cost
$0.25 per logged in hour and tektubes cost $0.50 per logged in hour. Users
with hardwired port are charged $12.00 per month, flat rate.

VERSATEC output is $0.05 per page, and line printer output is $0.03 per 
page.

I am extremely interested in knowing whether or not our rates are equitable
with other PDP 11/70 users.

Charles Camisa
Geophysics Program
University of Washington