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To: sibe who wrote (6333)	5/16/1998 4:11:00 AM
From: CharlieBoy	Respond to of 10786

Sibe No one gets $1 a line that's just hype. Even at 30-40cents a line you still make bundles. CharlieBoy

To: sibe who wrote (6333)	5/16/1998 10:20:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 10786

Sibe, re cost per line of code, like CharlieBoy says, it is not anywhere near $1. I suppose, though, we have to differentiate what the vendor charges versus the total cost, which might include all the time spent assessing, packaging, talking to the vendor, testing, etc.-- which may very well be way in excess of $1. As for cost per line to the vendor, the low end of the big name vendors would probably be BMR who sells you their tool without charging a royalty. For the outsourcers, the price ranges from around .20 for vanilla COBOL to maybe $1 for some obscure language, like TEDbol (used only in remote areas of Sedona, AZ). The price also varies according to the size of the contract. Figure the industry average is .35-.75 with COBOL at the low end. - Jeff