RE: Re[2]: V3R1 to V4R2

Yeah, but that ain't available - YET !

:-)



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ericadelong@pmsc.com [SMTP:ericadelong@pmsc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 8:36 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re[2]: V3R1 to V4R2 
> 
> 
>      No, I read the announcement yesterday about e-Jump, which is a
> direct 
>      upgrade path from V2R3 to V4R2. :)
>      
>      Eric A DeLong
>      ericadelong@pmsc.com 
>      
>      
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> Subject: RE: V3R1 to V4R2 
> Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INTERNET 
> Date:    2/23/98 3:07 PM
>      
>      
> With all due respect to Al, I believe he meant to say "The only 
> supported path to V4R2 is currently from V3R2. ".
>      
> :-)
>      
>      
>      
>      
> Neil Palmer                                AS/400~~~~~      
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>      
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:        Al Barsa, Jr. [SMTP:barsa2@ibm.net] 
> > Sent:        Saturday, February 21, 1998 2:08 PM 
> > To:        MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:        Re: V3R1 to V4R2
> > 
> > At 09:12 AM 2/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Does anyone know if you can go from V3R1 to V4R2 when upgrading?  I
> 
> > have
> > >found that going from V3R1 to V4R1 is supported, but I'm afraid to 
> > assume
> > >anything. 
> > 
> > The only supported path to V4R2 is currently from V2R3.  IBM
> announced 
> > a
> > new program called 'e-jump' (I can't understand what the name means,
> 
> > but
> > this is the year that everything good has to have an 'e' in it, 
> > right?),
> > which will allow you to go from V2R3 to V4R2, to be available in
> June. 
> > (I
> > don't think I'd be the first on the block...)  Not enhancing e-jump
> to 
> > support V3R0M5 and V3R1 would be sending the message that buying V3
> > was a
> > poor investment.  They may be thick headed sometimes (I would never 
> > use the
> > word stupid when referring to IBM.), but they are not brain dead. 
> > BTW, the
> > primary reason for putting out e-jump first on V2R3 is that's where 
> > most of
> > the existing CISC users are, so that's where the money is. 
> > 
> > Al
> 
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