RE: Planning for an iSeries future

["Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

I can't speak for what might have been on IBM's site at some point in the
past.  Generally speaking, until there is an announcement, it doesn't
exist and won't be discussed by IBM on their web site.  The announcement
was Hardware Withdrawal 903-011 on January 24.

That aside, I do agree that IBM is doing a better and more organized job
of providing planning information.  I think that they slipped up on this
by providing such short notice.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Planning for an iSeries future
> 
> Was January 24 really the first date you could plan on this?  What
> about
> the web site which lists the life expectancy of hardware and software
> for
> the iSeries?  When was that updated with the planned demise of the 730?
> 
> I've got to give IBM a lot of credit for this site.  They used to be a
> lot
> more closed mouth on hardware and software.
> 
> All January 24 did was tout some new equipment, and packaging, that
> would
> (might) be cheaper and less expensive than the models they are
> replacing.
> You can probably count on IBM doing that on a somewhat annual basis.
> 
> Rob Berendt