Re: Data 3 software

[Al Barsa <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ROTFL.

I bet you that the software is not observable, and it also checks for the
serial number QMODEL.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
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<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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