Re: Data 3 software

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

is it in Basic or RPG?  As I recall, Data-3's ran both languages...



On Fri, 30 May 2003, Paul Nelson wrote:

> <Hold the laughter until I finish>
>
> We have just stumbled across a small company that is still running an F10 at 
> V3R2. The IT manager needed some PTF's that we were able to find and loan 
> him. He desperately needs to be on a new system, but his software is from the 
> old Data 3 company, which was purchased by CA, and then by SSA. The system is 
> heavily modified, and the company quit paying maintenance years ago. While 
> investigating a new system during the time that the software was owned by CA, 
> he was told that the charge for getting a new license key would be $200K.
>
> Do any of you old-timers out there have any experience with Data 3, 
> specifically as to how they did their serial number checking? Is there a way 
> around it, or is he hosed? Also, if there is a way around it, how well does 
> the Data 3 system survive a CISC to RISC conversion? Before you ask about 
> source code and observability etc., I only spent 20 minutes talking with this 
> unfortunate fellow yesterday when I dropped off the PTF tapes.
>
> <Laughter may resume>
>
> Paul Nelson
> Arbor Solutions, Inc.
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