RE: Data 3 software

[Mark Allen <mallen@xxxxxxxx>]

OMG..Data 3...wouldn't happen to be Dayco or Cadillac Plastic would
it????

IIRC, the serial # checking was encrypted in a file and as far as I know
there was no workaround.
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Nelson
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:06 PM
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Subject: Data 3 software


<Hold the laughter until I finish>

We have just stumbled across a small company that is still running an
F10 at V3R2. The IT manager needed some PTF's that we were able to find
and loan him. He desperately needs to be on a new system, but his
software is from the old Data 3 company, which was purchased by CA, and
then by SSA. The system is heavily modified, and the company quit paying
maintenance years ago. While investigating a new system during the time
that the software was owned by CA, he was told that the charge for
getting a new license key would be $200K.

Do any of you old-timers out there have any experience with Data 3,
specifically as to how they did their serial number checking? Is there a
way around it, or is he hosed? Also, if there is a way around it, how
well does the Data 3 system survive a CISC to RISC conversion? Before
you ask about source code and observability etc., I only spent 20
minutes talking with this unfortunate fellow yesterday when I dropped
off the PTF tapes.

<Laughter may resume>

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978 Cell
708-923-7354 Home
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