New AIX 3.2 and '6000 announcements avaliable via anonymous ftp

New AIX 3.2 and '6000 announcements avaliable via anonymous ftp

Post by Marc Pawlig » Sat, 26 Sep 1992 03:51:13



[reposted since uunet rejected the last one due to missing Subject:]

Folks,

I have put new IBM AIX and Risc System/6000 related product announcements
out for anonymous ftp from ibminet.awdpa.ibm.com (192.35.233.1) in the
directory pub/announcements.  The file 00INDEX describes the contents of
all the files, since the file names are just the (very non-descriptive)
announcement numbers, i.e. "191-026"

Highlights include: new high end h/w; bigger disks and memory; new network
h/w and s/w; X11R5; new AIC; new X-Station s/w; phone and voice processing
s/w; netware and netview monitoring s/w; AIX 3.2.3; Encina; DCE; new C++
and Fortran compilers.

The new announcements are:

Hardware:

    192-176:  IBM 4070 IJ PRINTER
    192-195:  IBM 6252 IMPACTWRITER PRINTER, MODELS AS2, AP2, D12, P12,
              T12
    192-206:  IBM 8250 MULTIPROTOCOL INTELLIGENT HUB
    192-241:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 POWERSERVER 980
    192-242:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 POWERSTATION/POWERSERVER 580
    192-243:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 MEMORY AND STORAGE DEVICES
    192-244:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 COMMUNICATIONS AND CHANNEL ATTACHMENT
              FEATURES
    192-245:  IBM 9334 SCSI EXPANSION UNIT ENHANCEMENTS
    192-246:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 EXTERNAL I/O DEVICES: 7204-001,
              7206-001, AND 7207-012
    192-247:  IBM 7203 1GB EXTERNAL PORTABLE DISK DRIVE FEATURE
    192-248:  IBM 7208 5.0GB EXTERNAL 8MM TAPE DRIVE MODEL 011
    192-249:  IBM 7209 OPTICAL DISK DRIVE
    192-250:  IBM 1091-051 COLOR MONITOR
    192-251:  FASTPATH ORDERING OPTION FOR IBM POWERSTATION/POWERSERVER
              200 SERIES

Software:

    292-452:  COOPERATIVE SOFTWARE:  PREMENOS EDI/E
    292-470:  WITHDRAWAL:  IBM AIX PS/2 VS COBOL COMPILER AND IBM AIX PS/2
              VS COBOL RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT
    292-477:  IBM AIX NETVIEW HUB MANAGEMENT PROGRAM/6000
    292-479:  IBM AIX SYSTEMVIEW NETVIEW/6000 VERSION 2 RELEASE 1
    292-480:  IBM SYSTEMS MONITOR/6000
    292-481:  IBM AIX NETVIEW SERVICE POINT VERSION 1 RELEASE 2
    292-492:  IBM AIX CALLPATH/6000 AND IBM AIX CALLPATH TOOLKIT/6000
    292-496:  IBM CALLPATH SWITCHSERVER/2 FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS
    292-525:  COOPERATIVE SOFTWARE: FOURGEN ACCOUNTING -- PRICE AND
              PACKAGING CHANGE
    292-528:  IBM AIX PS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION 1.3 AND RELATED
              LICENSED PROGRAMS
    292-530:  WITHDRAWAL:  AIX PS/2 1.2.1 OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSIONS
              1.2.1 AND 1.1.1 LPPS
    292-532:  IBM AIX VERSION 3.2.3 FOR RISC SYSTEM/6000
    292-533:  IBM AIX DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT FAMILY
    292-534:  ENCINA FOR AIX/6000 PRODUCT FAMILY
    292-535:  UNITREE FOR AIX/6000
    292-536:  IBM CICS FOR AIX ON RISC SYSTEM/6000
    292-537:  AIXWINDOWS ENVIRONMENT/6000 VERSION 1.2.3 WITH AIXWINDOWS/3D
              FEATURE AND AIXWINDOWS ENVIRONMENT/6000 VERSION 1.2.2
              SELECTED ENHANCEMENTS WITH AIXWINDOWS/3D FEATURE
    292-538:  IBM AIX XL C++ COMPILER/6000 VERSION 1 RELEASE 1
              MODIFICATION LEVEL 1
    292-539:  IBM AIX XL FORTRAN COMPILER/6000 VERSION 2 RELEASE 3 AND AIX
              XL FORTRAN RUN TIME ENVIRONMENT/6000 VERSION 2 RELEASE 3
    292-540:  IBM AIX SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT WORKBENCH/6000
              VERSION 1 RELEASE 2 AND AIX SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
              INTEGRATOR/6000 VERSION 1 RELEASE 2
    292-541:  IBM AIX XSTATION MANAGER/6000 VERSION 1.4
    292-542:  IBM AIXWINDOWS INTERFACE COMPOSER/6000 VERSION 1.1.1
    292-543:  IBM AIX 3270 HOST CONNECTION PROGRAM/6000 VERSION 1.3.1
    292-544:  IBM AIX BOOKMANAGER READ/6000 VERSION 1.2
    292-545:  ENTERPRISE TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
    292-549:  VM PROGRAMMABLE WORKSTATION COMMUNICATION SERVICES VERSION 1.2
    292-551:  IBM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT VERSION CONTROL PRODUCTS
    292-558:  COOPERATIVE SOFTWARE:  MICRO FOCUS COBOL VERSION 3 PROGRAMS
              FOR AIX

Marketing:

    392-171:  PRICE CHANGES
    392-201:  EXECUTIVE NETWORKING OVERVIEW
    392-215:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 CENTER FOR CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS
    392-216:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 DEVELOPER DISCOUNT PROMOTION MODIFICATION
    392-218:  PRICE CHANGES:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000

Announcement Summaries:

    C92-013:  ANNOUNCEMENT SUMMARY - AUGUST 18, 1992
    C92-014:  ANNOUNCEMENT SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 1, 1992
    C92-015:  ANNOUNCEMENT SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 15, 1992

As always, for more information please contact your friendly local IBM SE.

+  Marc Pawliger    IBM Advanced Workstations Division    Palo Alto, CA   +


+       VNET  MARCP at AUSTIN              IBM phone  T/L 465-3493        +

 
 
 

1. New '6000 product announcements via anon. ftp

Folks,

I have just made available plaintext versions of recent '6000 and AIX
related product announcements on the machine ibminet.awdpa.ibm.com
(192.35.233.1) in the directory pub/announcements.  The file 00INDEX
describes the contents of all the files, since the file names are just the
(very non-descriptive) announcement numbers, i.e. "191-026"

I also have a new version of the IBM Guide to Third Party Hardware for the
Risc System/6000.  I will be putting it out for anonymous ftp real soon
now.

For more information, call your friendly local IBM SE.

The new files are:

Hardware:

    192-090:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 POWERSERVER 970 AND 970E
    192-091:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 NEW DISK DRIVES AND FEATURES
    192-092:  WITHDRAWAL:  IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 POWERSERVER 930
    192-093:  WITHDRAWAL:  IBM HIGH-PERFORMANCE 8-BIT 3D COLOR GRAPHICS
              PROCESSOR (FEATURE #2780)

Software:

    292-020:  WITHDRAWAL:  AIX PERSONAL GRAPHIGS PROGRAMMING INTERFACE/6000
    292-202:  IBM AIX CASHIER SECURITY AND PRODUCTIVITY ASSISTANT/6000
    292-206:  IBM DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATION EDITION AIX ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS
              SYSTEM/6000
    292-211:  AIX/6000 COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING COURSES
    292-224:  IBM AIX VERSION 3.2.1 FOR RISC SYSTEM/6000 AND AIXWINDOWS
              ENVIRONMENT/6000 VERSION 1.2.1
    292-225:  IBM AIX ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUBROUTINE LIBRARY/6000
              VERSION 2.1
    292-226:  WITHDRAWAL AND DISCONTINUANCE:  IBM AIX ESSL/6000 LICENSED
              PROGRAM AND PROGRAM SERVICES
    292-227:  AIX PERSONAL GRAPHIGS/6000 VERSION 2 TO AIXWINDOWS/3D FEATURE
              MIGRATION UPGRADE CHARGES
    292-228:  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION FOR IBM AIX VISUALIZATION DATA
              EXPLORER/6000
    292-229:  IBM AIX OSL/6000 FEATURE: GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

+  Marc Pawliger    IBM Advanced Workstations Division    Palo Alto, CA   +


+       VNET  MARCP at AUSTIN              IBM phone  T/L 465-3493        +

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