Re: Officevision and V5R1

Dave

Dumb question:  Did anyone say why IBM just didn't leave OV/400 ALONE or
just give you a "do you want to leave ov/400 on the box at your own
risk(Y/N)" kinduva question???

This uninstall/reinstall circle-xxxx just seems a bit annoying for the
dorks that are really wanting to hold on to ov/400....



On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Dave Mahadevan wrote:

> Folks:
> 
> Any of you thinking of upgrading to V5R1 and keeping office vision,
> please follow the steps outlined by an IBM guru here.  I got this from a
> vendor.
> 
> Brian Podrow of IBM mentioned this during one of the V5R1 sessions in
> Rochester, and I wanted to pass it along to you. Please remember that I
> haven't tested this (nor, I suspect, has Brian, although I do respect
> his
> technical abilities and judgement). With that caveat, and also
> remembering
> that IBM officially has discontinued Officevision 400, and has further
> declared that it is not supported after V4R5, please note the following:
> 
> ===================================
> Officevison 400 should run under V5R1, and perhaps future releases.
> However,
> you (or the customer) must do the following:
> 
>         o Save the Officevision product from the LICPGM menu
>         o Save the QOFC library separately, just in case.
>         o Save all folders on the system (just a precaution; folders are
> part of OS/400)
>         o Install the upgrade to V5R1
>         o Install the associated PTF's for V5R1
> 
> Then you should Install the Officevison 400 licensed program and the
> folders
> that you saved in the first steps above.
> 
> Please emphasize to your customer that this is UNSUPPORTED by IBM (and
> you).
> If it does not work, you have nowhere to go for assistance. I would
> ensure
> that your customers have checked out (and are considering) the solution
> providers below if their needs require Text function (or e-mail
> function)
> from "dumb terminals."
> 
> Customers, as you all know better than I, can be pretty hardheaded about
> 
> such things. I don't want any of us "on the hook" should this not work
> to
> their expectations.
> 
> 
> --
> Thank You.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net
> 
> 
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