On Thursday, 05/21/2009 at 08:39 EDT, "David L. Craig" <d...@radix.net> wrote: > With all due respect, Sir Alan, and with no intention of > shooting the messenger, this does not appear to be a solution > for CMS VSAM-dependent products that we currently use. This > policy has the potential to complicate, if not completely > derail, a proposed upgrade to a 2098-F01 of the shop I am > supporting that has been VM and VSE for decades. And here > I've been bragging on IBM to the Microsofties. I know-- > it's just business. What's one entry-level z10? Or two?
Back in 2005 we announced two things about 5686-081 (VSE/VSAM for VM): o It would be withdrawn from marketing effective September 30, 2005. o Service would be discontinued February 28, 2007. That provided 18 months for those who needed or wanted to move off of CMS/VSAM-based applications to do so or approach the vendor about alternative implementations (such as I described), or to accept the risk and continue to run with it. In August it will be 4 years since we announced EoS for CMS/VSAM. I'm not sure what you expect IBM to do. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
