PDKC2M.QKC (POW)

[Hamilton, Allison]

Kevin, I don't believe you were mistaken... 8.10 was originally intended to
include more VMS specific features... for a whole lot of reasons that didn't
turn out to be the case to the degree that would provide a direct upgrade
path.  Also - that is my understanding, not a company policy statement - I
don't get to make them, more's the pity. (On the other hand - I'm not sure
I'd want that responsibility either!)

I can say that at this time the future direction of 7.10 and 8.x on VMS is
being discussed and determined.  I do not know what the final resolution
will be.

As to Architect - on VMS, I don't believe that it includes the dictionary
maintenance portion that it included on MPE and UNIX on 7.x.  Architect on
VMS is mostly used for documentation and application analysis.
Allison Hamilton
Somedays I'd like my opinions to be my employers... but 'taint necessarily
so.

> ----------
> From: 	Kevin Gordon[SMTP:Kevin.Gordon@seacontainers.com]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, March 10, 1999 10:49 AM
> To: 	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject: 	RE: PDKC2M.QKC (POW)
> 
> Thank you Alison for some clarification about PowerHouse futures re 7.10
> and
> 8.10. This is the first time I have seen a clear statement that existing
> VMS
> users are not expected to upgrade to version 8, though I had worked out
> some
> time ago that it would not be a sensible thing for us to do. I thought
> that
> the original idea was that 8.00 was for people that urgently needed
> version
> 8 on VMS and 8.10 would have the VMS specific features put back for
> upgraders, but I obviously got that one wrong.
> 
> A number of others have asked the obvious "what next" question. 7.10.Gn?
> 7.10.H? 7.20? I don't know (and I know that you don't either at present).
> I
> know that I don't want to go through another major upgrade unless I have
> to - we finally went live with 7.10.G1 on 28 Feb. Recompiling everything
> was, and always is, a pain, but at least this time we got some real
> benefit
> from it (Y2K resilience - I hesitate to use the word compliance).
> 
> A number of others have raised the issue of Architect. This is not
> synonymous with POW/PHD on VMS, it is a separate product - we tried it and
> decided not to use it. From other responses I gather that on some
> platforms
> it is the only way of doing on-line dictionary maintenance.
> 
> Anyway, I think this had been a useful discussion of the kind that makes
> this sort of forum worthwhile.
> 
> Kevin Gordon, Sea Containers, London
> 
> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
> =
> Subscribe: "subscribe powerh-l" in message body to
> majordomo@lists.swau.edu
> Unsubscribe: "unsubscribe powerh-l" in message to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
> powerh-l@lists.swau.edu is gatewayed one-way to bit.listserv.powerh-l
> This list is closed, thus to post to the list, you must be a subscriber.
> 
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Subscribe: "subscribe powerh-l" in message body to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
Unsubscribe: "unsubscribe powerh-l" in message to majordomo@lists.swau.edu
powerh-l@lists.swau.edu is gatewayed one-way to bit.listserv.powerh-l
This list is closed, thus to post to the list, you must be a subscriber.