Re: Food for Thought

[Bruce Vining <bvining@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe that closer to the truth (and more favorable :) ) would be:
   
  Programs that retain a minimal amount of observability, and utilize published programming interfaces, can be migrated to newer releases.  

Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  True enough - maybe the better statement is to say that source from 
forever can be compiled on later releases. Rob will remember that 
objects created on a CISC box will not run unaltered on a RISC box - 
that is analogous to the V6R1 situation - this HAS happened before, 
without violating the spirit of compatibility across all releases.

David Gibbs wrote:
> rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Try MKSIM/IMCGMA on V6R1.
>
> That's not a normal application. And, as it happens, the need for that particular program is gone as of V6R1 (thanks to Bruce V's help).
>
> Any normal application written on V4R5 should run, unmodified, on V6R1.
>
> david