wayner@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Pete) (05/09/90)
We just took delivery of some very nice HP workstations. Apparently they come with something called a two-user license which limits the number of people logged into the machine to two. There must be some part of login program which only allows two people to start shells. Naturally, this encourages people to buy more workstations... -Peter Peter Wayner Department of Computer Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14850 EMail:wayner@svax.cs.cornell.edu Office: 607-255-9202 Home: 119 Ferris Place, Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-277-0785
sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) (05/10/90)
In article <40793@cornell.UUCP>, wayner@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Pete) writes: >We just took delivery of some very nice HP workstations. Apparently >they come with something called a two-user license which limits >the number of people logged into the machine to two. There must >be some part of login program which only allows two people to start >shells. Sorry, this is done in software. Not hardware. You're kidding about posting this, eh? You have to buy a software upgrade for more users.
mash@mips.COM (John Mashey) (05/10/90)
In article <40793@cornell.UUCP> wayner@cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner) writes: >We just took delivery of some very nice HP workstations. Apparently >they come with something called a two-user license which limits >the number of people logged into the machine to two. There must >be some part of login program which only allows two people to start >shells. Naturally, this encourages people to buy more workstations... This whole pricing discussion has been "interesting". In general, before ascribing particular motivations to particular companies, it is useful to understand many more issues, and at least ask questions. In particular, it is useful to know that AT&T licensing requirements distinguish between 1-2 user systems and more. At various times there have been various break points, and I've lost track. However, if HP sells you an upgrade to 3 users, they are almost certainly required by contract to pay AT&T more money. Hence, everybody (to be competitive) these days tends to have a 1-2 user license, and then [other things]. -- -john mashey DISCLAIMER: <generic disclaimer, I speak for me only, etc> UUCP: mash@mips.com OR {ames,decwrl,prls,pyramid}!mips!mash DDD: 408-524-7015 or 408-720-1700 USPS: MIPS Computer Systems, 930 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
frazier@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Frazier) (05/10/90)
In article <009366B8.0E83CA00@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU> sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) writes: >Sorry, this is done in software. Not hardware. You're kidding about >posting this, eh? You have to buy a software upgrade for more users. Yeah, and who's the joker who didn't read the subject line? :-) -- "They thought to use and shame me but I win out by nature, because a true freak cannot be made. A true freak must be born." K. Dunn, _Geek_Love_ Greg Frazier frazier@CS.UCLA.EDU !{ucbvax,rutgers}!ucla-cs!frazier