But that's part of the beauty of OS/400 and RPG. I develop on V5R3, compile
down to V5R1 and can run on V5R1/2/3/4! And as far as I can tell I won't
have to recompile with V6R1 when it comes out next year. Will I load V6R1
to ensure my software works with it - you bet, but that doesn't mean I won't
still compile back to V5R1 for at least another couple years.
I am reading some of the notes in this PDF:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/redp4293.pdf and am seeing some
good reasons for people to upgrade (i.e. integrated encryption). I also
like the idea of not having to dedicate HD's to each LPAR - maybe a new 515
is closer in the future than I originally thought!
I could get a 515 and have mirrored 75GB HDs and load an LPAR with V5R3,
V5R4 and V6R1 right? I believe this would also require the purchase of an
HMC.
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:46 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting readyfor
i5/OSV6R1
Aaron,
Have you considered simply making available an older version of your
software for those older releases?
I'm sure there'd be differences in functionality, but if a customer is
willing to accept the difference in OS functionality, why should they expect
the available software to be up to date?
If I was running Win95, I don't expect to be able run WinXP applications.
Charles
midrange.com
