Re: The relevance of V3R2

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 02:29 PM 9/24/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Despite the fact that V4R6 and beyond will NOT support CISC (V3R2) as a
>target release on RPG compiles (and SAVLIB's and everything else ?), won't
>V3R2 environments still be used in hundred's or thousands of shops for a
>couple years or more, keeping them relevant from a marketing point of view
>for third party products ?  (Of course I don't recommend folks stay at V3R2,
>I'm just saying I have seen many posts in this forum which lead me to think
>they will continue to be around for a while.)  -DaveK

Most software developers have found out that it's impossible to develop 
software for both CISC and RISC, as the RISC systems support so much new 
function, APIs, etc.  V3R2 is doomed to be the next System/38.

Al




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