Re: How many IBM i commands are obsolete?

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Now, some of you may be claiming that "I create programs on my 7.5 system
and compile them down to 7.3 and use them on some 7.3 systems."  You may
have some validity.  But I know that some of these were never feasible on a
7.3 system.  Like CRTDEVDKT.  I don't believe there was a system out there
which supports 7.3 and also supports diskettes.
And I am pretty sure that rNext will only compile down to 7.4 which should
limit even more systems.

Should some of these commands be left out of QSYS but only be in QSYSV7R5M0
and QSYSV7R4M0 for rNext?

On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> In one of the ideas others gave examples of obsolete commands:
> CRTDEVDKT and other related diskette commands.
> Many of the density and other options on INZTAP.
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 10:44 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > On currently supported versions of the operating system, how many IBM i
> > commands are obsolete?
> >
> > For example, is there a Power system out there which supports IBM i 7.5
> > and still has the hardware for the following commands
> >
> > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=communications-creating-line-description
> > Create Line Description (Asynchronous Communications) (CRTLINASC)
> > Create Line Description (Binary Synchronous Communications) (CRTLINBSC)
> > Create Line Description (Point to Point Protocol Communications)
> > (CRTLINPPP)
> > Does anyone use these on a 7.5 system?
> > I know that 7.5 will be the last release to support bisync as per
> > https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/668193
> >
> > Other examples:
> > CRTCTLLWS  Although I may be wrong as per WRKCTLD CTLD(*LWS) for that
> > phantom one for the hmc based system console.
> > Many of the options on CRTDEVDSP
> >
> > I am sure there are numerous other commands which are obsolete.
> > Some of my ideas pertaining to this genre:
> > https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-2663
> > https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-3587
> > https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-1556
> >
> > Dear God please don't let this descend into a geezer contest lamenting
> > the loss of card readers, direct attach impact printers and twinax
> > terminals.