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No, you cannot order a machine from IBM like that. IBM will not sell a
machine with an unsupported version of i5/os on it. Not only that, but
they stop "marketing" a version of OS before they drop support.
V5R1 has reached both end of market and end of support.
V5R3 will reach end of market early January of 2008.
See:
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html

Another concern is that I don't think IBM is offering for sale any box
that is still capable of running V5R1. I don't think they are even
offering for sale any box that is capable of running V5R3 - I think you
have to be at a minimum of V5R3M5. Unless you are a real LIC tweeb then
that "should" be a non issue for you.

So, if you just have to have V5R3, you'd better order before January 2008.

Rob Berendt

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