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    From kurt.duncan@juno.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 21 18:26:48 2020
    I haven't seen a lot of noise regarding updates lately - 18.0 is a bit old, and I only saw a single reference to 19.0.

    Then again, I haven't been paying close attention.

    Is there a future for these systems?

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  • From Bill Gunshannon@21:1/5 to kurt.duncan@juno.com on Fri May 22 09:31:57 2020
    On 5/21/20 9:26 PM, kurt.duncan@juno.com wrote:
    I haven't seen a lot of noise regarding updates lately - 18.0 is a bit old, and I only saw a single reference to 19.0.

    Then again, I haven't been paying close attention.

    Is there a future for these systems?


    Does there have to be updates, even if they are not really needed, in
    order for it to have a future? If it's stable and completely functional
    isn't it best to just let it continue to do the job?

    bill

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  • From kurt.duncan@juno.com@21:1/5 to Bill Gunshannon on Fri May 22 08:02:48 2020
    On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 7:32:00 AM UTC-6, Bill Gunshannon wrote:

    Does there have to be updates, even if they are not really needed, in
    order for it to have a future? If it's stable and completely functional isn't it best to just let it continue to do the job?

    bill

    In this world, the answer to the first question is some amount of yes, even if it's just the occasional updates to allow the 2200 ecosystem to continue to interact with the rest of the technology out there, which does change frequently. Much of the later
    technology seems to be centered around leveraging SAIL (even if only for the OS), and improving the ability to interact with whatever else is in the data-center. But as I said, I haven't noticed much new... perhaps they're focused on finishing up the
    date conversion - and *that* is something that will definitely break if you just let it continue doing its job.

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  • From Steve J. Martin@21:1/5 to kurt....@juno.com on Tue May 26 10:42:18 2020
    On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10:26:49 PM UTC-3, kurt....@juno.com wrote:
    I haven't seen a lot of noise regarding updates lately - 18.0 is a bit old, and I only saw a single reference to 19.0.

    Then again, I haven't been paying close attention.

    Is there a future for these systems?

    Unisys' release cadence now seems to be every 18 to 24 months:
    18.0 was released in July 2018 -- 22 months ago.
    17.0 was released in Sept 2016 -- 22 months before 18.0.

    So I expect 19.0 will be released soon. But I'm only a customer, so I don't really know.

    I think releasing every 18 to 24 months is fine. I wouldn't want it to stretch longer than two years.

    -- Steve J. Martin

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Steve J. Martin on Wed May 27 09:57:18 2020
    Steve J. Martin wrote:
    On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10:26:49 PM UTC-3, kurt....@juno.com wrote:
    I haven't seen a lot of noise regarding updates lately - 18.0 is a bit old, and I only saw a single reference to 19.0.

    Then again, I haven't been paying close attention.

    Is there a future for these systems?

    Unisys' release cadence now seems to be every 18 to 24 months:
    18.0 was released in July 2018 -- 22 months ago.
    17.0 was released in Sept 2016 -- 22 months before 18.0.

    So I expect 19.0 will be released soon. But I'm only a customer, so I don't really know.

    I think releasing every 18 to 24 months is fine. I wouldn't want it to stretch longer than two years.

    -- Steve J. Martin



    As an ex-customer - the site migrated away and I retired - I no longer
    have access to the Unisys database and the Release Announcements but
    won't they give you a clue as to when 19.0 is going to arrive?
    It must be fairly soon because the document "ClearPath OS 2200 2028
    TDATE$ Remediation" 8225 6678-000 was released in April and is marked as belonging to Release 19.0.

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  • From Bradley Hales@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 21 20:00:12 2020
    Unisys continues to stay committed to OS 2200. ClearPath OS 2200 Release 19.0 is in the works and there will be a formal announcement shortly. Please stay tuned.

    -Bradley

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  • From Kang Hugh@21:1/5 to bhal...@gmail.com on Wed Oct 21 08:18:04 2020
    On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 8:00:13 PM UTC-7, bhal...@gmail.com wrote:
    Unisys continues to stay committed to OS 2200. ClearPath OS 2200 Release 19.0 is in the works and there will be a formal announcement shortly. Please stay tuned.

    -Bradley

    CP 19.0 was released on July 28, 2020. CP 18 is supported until July 31, 2023. I think that CP 20 will be released in two years (2022) from now.

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