RE: OS Y2K Compiant

If they won't upgrade to V3R2 tell them they won't have to worry about
the AS/400's going away in 3 to 5 years, because their business will go
away in (less than) 2 years.  Then they can burn in hell !    :-)

What's their problem ?  Apart from the one machine at V2R3 the others
are all licensed for V3 already and the upgrade will cost them only the
media & handling charge (it would be $300 Canadian, so I'm sure it's
less than that in the US).

V3R1 is supposedly V3R1 compliant with all the required PTF's but I
would not trust that - go to V3R2.
Besides, V3R1 is no longer (or won't be before 1999 is out) a supported
release.

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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Steven Sharpe [SMTP:ssharpe@accucomm.net]
        Sent:   Thursday, February 05, 1998 11:22 PM
        To:     midrange-l@midrange.com
        Subject:        OS Y2K Compiant



        I've been contracted by a customer to be their Y2K consultant.
In doing
        the analysis
        of their software & systems in general, I have told them they
need to
        upgrade the OS
        (1 machine V2R3, 2 machines V3R0M5, 1 machine V3R1).  The
company is balking 
        against this upgrade, giving the reasoning that the 400's are
going away in
        3-5 years.

        What reasonings can I use to get this company to upgrade the OS?
Was I
        correct in 
        telling them that these OS's are not Y2K compliant?  Will the
company be
        burned if
        they stay on these OS's thru Y2K?

        Any comments are appreciated.

        Thanks!
        --
        Steven Sharpe
        Sharpe Consulting --  ssharpe@accucomm.net  -- (912)929-0207

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