LCG Price List Jan80

This document is a confidential "LARGE SYSTEMS PRICE INSERT" from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), dated January 1980. It provides detailed pricing and related policies for DEC's large computer systems, specifically the DECsystem 10 and DECsystem 20, for customers in the continental United States.

The insert lists prices for a wide array of hardware components, including:

• CPU packages (e.g., 1090, 2020, 2040, 2060 models)
• Memory modules (e.g., 64K, 128K, 256K words)
• Disk drives (e.g., RM03, RP06) and tape drives (e.g., TM03, TU70, TU72, TU77)
• Communication equipment (e.g., async/sync line controllers, multiplexers, front ends)
• Peripherals like card readers, printers, paper tape units, and various cables
• Terminals (e.g., LA36, VT61, VT100).

It also includes license fees and maintenance for various software products such as:

• Operating systems (TOPS-10, TOPS-20)
• Database Management Systems (DBMS-10)
• Programming languages (FORTRAN-10/20, ALGOL-10/20, BASIC-10/20, COBOL68/74)
• Utilities (SORT/MERGE)
• Networking software (DECNET).

Key policies and information detailed are:

• Pricing Terms: All prices are F.O.B. DEC's plant in Massachusetts and do not include shipping or transit insurance.
• Discounts: Products are marked as 'Discountable' (S) or 'Not discountable' (N) under the Large Systems Group Discount Agreement. A multi-use software license policy allows additional systems at the same physical site to run software for 10% of the listed license price per product. Quantity discounts are offered for specific hardware (memory, communication lines) and terminals, requiring a signed volume discount agreement.
• Maintenance: Monthly 12-hour/5-day DECservice maintenance charges are provided for most items.
• Installation: Field Service installation costs are included with Basic System Packages but are an additional charge for system add-on hardware.
• Trade-in Allowances: Specific allowances are listed for trading in older DEC CPU packages and peripherals when upgrading to newer large systems.
• Operating Systems: TOPS-10 and TOPS-20 operating systems are bundled with an annual maintenance fee.