RE: 250 libraries again (was V3R1 QUSRTOOL, *PRDLOD)

["Joe Giusto \(E-mail\)" <juicenetdps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not personally.  It was more of a hypothetical situation.  Using the logic
that "if it ain't broke, leave it alone".  If the "old" application still
works without need of modification, why bother spending time and/or money
re-writing or buying a new package.  At the same time, there could be a
need/want to purchase a new package for a different business use.  Just as
easy to tell users they can't run both together in the same environment,
which is why I would vote for the switch at the job level.

I still have an application at home written for DOS.  Since I have not
outgrown it's functionality, there was no reason to upgrade to their windoze
version, even though they no longer support the DOS package.  Works fine for
me until I need it to do something it does not currently handle.  Then I
guess I will have to live with the limitation or upgrade.  Have to ask
myself, "Is it worth the cost?"

Another survey question could be:
How many have unsupported software that runs just fine as is and would be
hard pressed to give it up?

Joe Giusto II
Programmer/Analyst
Ritz Camera
Beltsville, MD
301-419-3209 x347
410-813-2812 x347

 -----Original Message-----
From:   owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]
On Behalf Of James W. Kilgore
Sent:   Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:37 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: 250 libraries again (was  V3R1 QUSRTOOL, *PRDLOD)

Joe,

When you mention: legacy, no source code, no support, in one sentence
then state: new software from vendors forcing the use of longer library
lists, I have to ask:  are you in the sad situation where you have one
very old application from a road kill vendor, in conjunction with a
newer, supported, application that is "forcing" the use of longer lists?



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