Re: Truth or rumor? IBM to drop support for AIX 4.3.3 on 12/31/02

From: Mark Malins (mark.malins@SCOTTISH-SOUTHERN.CO.UK)
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 11:40:47 EDT


Hi ,
It appears to be 31/12/2003 e,g :-
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/ibmsw/list/
Regards,
Mark .

"Sandor W. Sklar" <ssklar@stanford.edu> on 15/08/2002 16:13:11

Please respond to IBM AIX Discussion List <aix-l@princeton.edu>

To: aix-l@princeton.edu
cc: (bcc: Mark Malins/HAV/SSE)
Subject: Re: Truth or rumor? IBM to drop support for AIX 4.3.3 on 12/31/02

On Thursday, August 15, 2002, at 07:49 AM, Drew wrote:

> Hello all, Is it true that IBM will drop support for AIX 4.3.3 this
> December? I know AIX 5.2 is due out this October (10/2002), and have
> heard
> that the cut off date for AIX 4.3.3 is 12/31/02.

yup. :-(
>
> Can anyone point me to a web page that may support (or disprove) this?

<http://silcon.silcon.com/~baspence/AIXtip/aix_mca_sod.htm> is not
exactly official, but I believe it is reliable.

        -s-

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