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  • Subject: Re: FTP on V3R2
  • From: Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 20:29:58 -0600 (CST)


What bothers me is not the dropping of support for old releases, but
rather the dropping of support for CISC machines that are still working
just fine and serving their purpose.

I think its unfortunate that V3R2 is the most recent release for CISC
machines -- but since it is, it should not be dropped.

And thats the difference between dropping support for V1R2 and V3R2.  
When you drop V3R2 you drop an entire hardware platform.


On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 rob@dekko.com wrote:

> 
> But what about all of those people running V1R2 of OS/400?  How many people
> still haven't upgraded because they have to be able to compile down to
> V1R2?  I don't think I'd want to bet the future of a software company on
> the marketing potential of V1R2 clients.  Sooner or later V3R2 will be in
> the same bandwagon as V1R2.  And I wonder why people could upgrade to V3R2
> and can't go past that?  I am not talking the obvious - because of the
> hardware.  I am talking why didn't they just stay on V1R2 and what not?
> Surely there must have been some cost involved upgrading from V1R2.
> 
> I've seen so many people argue that IBM is slaying themselves by not
> supporting ancient versions of the OS, like V3R2.  Then these people leave
> the crappy employers they work for and get a newer machine, and some
> education and never go back to that argument.  I think this list has a
> regular contributor who marketed some S/36 tools and just ranted and raved
> about how IBM screwed up royally when they came out with the 400.  But I
> don't hear him arguing that point anymore.
> 
> Rob Berendt
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> On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 rob@dekko.com wrote:
> >
> > Have fun.  My 'dead horse' comment was regarding V3R2.  Of which V4R5
> will
> > be the last release which can compile down to that level.  Which will
> make
> > many software companies make a decision:
> > 1)  Abandon customers running V3R2
> > 2)  Keep an older machine to compile down to that level
> > 3)  Not upgrade.
> >
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> 
> IMHO, Option #3 is the "correct" solution.  It's the only one that might
> help discourage IBM from dropping support for things.
> 
> It never ceases to amaze me that IBM is still supporting the Sys/36
> environment, but not supporting the entire line of CISC machines.
> 
> (Of course, now that I've got a RISC box, I'll probably stop complaining)
> 
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