Re: OS/400 i5/OS

[Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK now try to open a support ticket at 800-IBM-SERV and when asked the 
OS say i5/OS.... they will confirm that you mean OS/400

IBM internally can't decide what to call it.

Jan Rockstedt wrote:

> This from IBMs iSeries Tech Bulletin.
>
> 1) OS/400 V5R2 : HIPER group and PSP (2005.11.29)
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> High Impact/Pervasive PTFs (HIPER)
> More Information
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> 2) i5/OS V5R3M0/V5R3M5 : HIPER group and PSP (2005.11.29)
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> High Impact/Pervasive PTFs (HIPER)
> More Information
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> Regards Jan Rockstedt
> Avinova AB
> nic-hdl: JR1543-RIPE
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:44 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: OS/400 i5/OS
>
> Just my thoughts, but the "i5" refers to the hardware, like "AS/400" 
> (which most of us still use, though) and "iSeries."
>
>
> Technically, V5R3 will run on "iSeries" machines (like our model 720).  
> In which case wouldn't it be referred to as "OS/400"?  While on our
> model 520, it is "i5/OS" for sure.
>
>
> But, like Don says, the terms are interchangeable.  We still call it an 
> "AS/400" though IBM hasn't done so in years.  A rose by any other
> name...
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>         * Jerry C. Adams
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> Don wrote:
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>
> > just be careful for any screen that may still say OS/400 or AS/400 on 
> > it in 5250 land...  I suggested at COMMON that they buy someone's 
> > tools and do a global find/replace...hell, you could probably do it in
> >    
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> > PDM for that matter... :) :)
> >
> > I think you'll find that the i5/OS and OS/400 are still used 
> > interchangeably.  I think they're going to try to make a more concrete
> > discernment in the January announcement, but then, who knows for sure 
> > until January(if then :)
> >
> > Don in DC
> >
> >
> > At 12:12 PM 11/29/2005 +0100, you wrote:
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> >    
> >
> > > Hi all!
> > >
> > > A basic question, but still important for document. :-)
> > > Is this correct?
> > >
> > > OS/400 = V5R2M0 and older?
> > > i5/OS = V5R3M0 and newer?
> > >
> > > Regards Jan Rockstedt
> > > Avinova AB
> > > nic-hdl: JR1543-RIPE
> > >
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