> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Green > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:36 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Another difference between platforms... > > Back in the 80's we mainframe(rs) went from 24 bit to 31 bit, > then towards the end of the millennium, we started migrating > to 64 bit with the introduction of z/OS. During all this > time I do not recall any of the applications we ran on the > older platforms ever "going dark" because of the change. We > all have a ton of stuff in our shop that was written decades > ago and is still humming along just fine thank you. Then why > is it every time Mickeysoft changes their platform, > everything we were using must change or be left behind? > > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArt > icleBasic&articleId=9103238&source=NLT_ES&nlid=42 > > Gary Green
Enforced obsolescense! If the old apps continued to run on the new OS, how would MS force people to upgrade to the new application software? There is a lot of "chatter" than MS does this deliberately to force people to buy new versions of MS Office when they get a new OS, which is usually forced when they get new hardware. PROFIT! Personally, I think it is also because Windows is designed "ad hoc" with no real stragetic planning. I've also heard that every MS programmer things that they can do it better and so the API changes "as needed" with no regard to backwards compatability. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
