Demise of V3R2 & V3R7 Support

[bvining@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

But the previous date for withdrawal of service was October 31 1998
(in the V3R2 original announcement letter 296-184 dated June 4 1996).
I see this as extending the support cycle 17 months for V3R2, and to
be of distinct value to V3R2 users.

Bruce Vining

>
>Is it  just me or is this rather $hort cycled support period and  very
>untimely
>
>>>Monday Morning AS/400 Update - February 16, 1998
>
>V3R2/V3R7 Service Termination. IBM put everyone on notice
>that effective May 31, 2000, it will end program services
>for OS/400 V3R2 and most V3R2 licensed programs. This means
>that IBM will cease all product defect resolution services.
>Clearly, the company is encouraging everyone to upgrade to
>RISC systems running Version 4 or above by that date. As for
>V3R7, IBM is ending program services on June 30, 1999. If
>you're running V3R7, I'd advise you to move to V4 by that
>date. For more details, see Announcement Letter #298-030.<<
>
>Oh well just  another thing to do before 2000.
>
>CISC  & V3  are to  die  by the turn of the Century <<?>>

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