IBM Maintenance Withdrawal

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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All of these machines were previously withdrawn from marketing.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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