Re: To Upgrade or Not?

Two main reasons to upgrade:
1) It's free (if indeed you are Software Subscription)
2) IBM withdraws support for V4R3 on Jan 31, 2001
http://www.as400service.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/Document/17623433

plus the upgrade goes smoothly (I've done about 5 of them so far direct 
from V4R3), and there are some enhancements and performance improvements 
(especially TCP/IP) and each new release seems to include some 
enhancements to SQL. 
See the V4R4 & V4R5 Memo To Users - SNDPTFORD SF98046 & SF98056 - for a 
summary of changes.

Downside ?  Well, like all newer releases, each one takes a bit more disk 
space.

Neil Palmer      DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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"Rick DuVall" <R_C_DuVall@daaokc.com>
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2000/12/22 10:21
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Greetings Thou Most Enlightened Mid-Rangers and Illuminators of the
eServer/iSeries/Uh... whatever, path.

    I am @ V4R3 at present,  which seems to have all the blessed favors 
from
IBM which I have wit to engage.  Should I Upgrade to V4R5?  If so Why? And
supposing I should, what exciting adventures am I likely to encounter in 
the
process?  What quits working?

    What do you, see as a significant improvement in upgrading?  Is 4.5
slower/faster?  Does it require more resources?  Are any
functions/capabilities significantly enhanced?  I am attempting to code in
RpgIV/C ILE with just a tad of Sql, which remains largely an unexplored,
dark and dangerous territory, and making heavy use of APIs, mostly for a
5250 audience both wired and wireless, at present.  How can an upgrade
further my insignificant, fumbling efforts?

    Running a 620-2175 with I believe, software subscription.

    I would be most thankful for any bits of wisdom which you might wish 
to
reveal.

Regards from the outer edges

Ricardo




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