Re: IBM Maintenance Withdrawal

Yeh, I'll admit that I was changing light bulbs in 1973 when I started
doing data entry on an IBM S/32 40 column by 6 line screen.  Later, I
converted more than a few of these S/32s to S/34s and then to S/36s, S/38s
and AS/400s.  It was fun working 80 hours a week.

Jerry

At 03:35 AM 3/18/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Oooohhhh  !  Seriously bad news for IBM customers.  As of the end of
>1998 IBM is withdrawing maintenance coverage from the following state of
>the art machines !    :-)
>
>(See edited list below):
>
>IBM Announcement Letters (Canada) - Document A98-0164
>
>Notice - Withdrawal of Maintenance Agreement Service - Selected Machines
>
>
>March 13, 1998
>Announcement Letter Number: A98-0164
>
>OVERVIEW
>
>Today, IBM is announcing the withdrawal of selected IBM machine types
>from Maintenance Agreement Service. 
>
>All of these machines were previously withdrawn from marketing. 
>
>The affected machine types that you have installed are listed on the
>attachment to this letter. The effective date of withdrawal for each
>machine type is also
>shown in the attachment. 
>
>After the effective date shown on the attachment, IBM Hourly Service
>will be available for purchased machines provided that skills and other
>resources, such as parts, tools and test equipment, are available. 
>
>
>                               1.3  ATTACHMENT
>
>     1.3.1  PLANNED DATES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
>SERVICE    
>IBM will withdraw from maintenance the IBM machine type/models listed
>below: 
>                                              
>                       EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 1998           
>                       ***************************           
> M/T MOD             DESCRIPTION                             
>---- ---             ----------------------------------------
>0029 ALL             CARD PUNCH                              
>0082 ALL             SORTER                                  
>0083 ALL             SORTER                                  
>0088 ALL             COLLATOR                                
>0129 ALL             PUNCH                                   
>0548 ALL             INTERPRETER
>1403 ALL             PRINTER  
>3741 ALL             DATA STATION      
>3742 ALL             DUAL DATA STATION 
>3747 ALL             DATA CONVERTER    
>4321 ALL             4300 PROCESSOR 
>4860 ALL             PC JR.                              
>5320 ALL             S/32-40 CPS
>5340 ALL             SYSTEM PROCESSOR (SYS 34)
>5381 ALL             SYSTEM 38 PROCESSOR     
>5382 ALL             SYSTEM 88 
>8525 004,006,G04     PS/2 MOD 25 
>
>And even some AS/400's   !!!!
>              
>9401 P01,P02         AS/400 PROCESSOR
>9404 135,140         AS/400 PROCESSOR
>
>
>
>Anyone old enough (that they'll admit) to remember some of this stuff ?


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