Re: V3R2 life cycle

[Mark Bauman <mlbauman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hank, 

Excerpts from mail: 30-Jul-97 Re: Re: V3R2 life cycle HankHeath@aol.com (1160) 

> Obviously, this is a critical issue for one of my clients, as they are trying 
> to determine when and where to invest in CISC versus RISC. IBM has clouded 
> the issue by offering better deals on the CISC packages than the RISC 
> upgrades for them. So, they are betting sizeable dollars on staying with CISC 
> for the next few years. I'm crossing my fingers that they don't get burned by 
> such a decision. 

It IS a critical issue.  What do you mean by "next few years"?  

Personally (I work for IBM Rochester so I want to make sure you know
this is my personal opinion NOT IBM's),  I would not count on any
extension to the V3R2 life cycle - either a new IMPI (CISC) release or
extended service dates.  All of our efforts are directed to RISC
development.  

Mark L Bauman  
AS/400 Communication Development 

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