IBM PL/I Announcemenr letter, March 2013

Robin Vowels

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May 1, 2013, 4:08:25 AM5/1/13

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http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036735

Peter J. Seymour

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May 1, 2013, 4:27:25 AM5/1/13

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On 2013-05-01 09:08, Robin Vowels wrote:
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036735
>
Apparently IBM has no qualms about enhancing PL/I these days. It wasn't
always that way. In the early/mid 80s managers were crying out for IBM
to do more with PL/I but IBM's position was that they couldn't do
anything because someone might accuse them of trying to achieve a
monopoly in a particular market.

John W Kennedy

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May 1, 2013, 11:35:22 AM5/1/13

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On 2013-05-01 08:08:25 +0000, Robin Vowels said:

> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036735

Try August, 2012.

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Robin Vowels

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May 2, 2013, 9:33:13 AM5/2/13

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On May 2, 1:35 am, John W Kennedy <jwke...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> On 2013-05-01 08:08:25 +0000, Robin Vowels said:
>
> >http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036735
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> Try August, 2012.

Perhaps you'd care to post the link?

John W Kennedy

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May 2, 2013, 2:06:03 PM5/2/13

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YOU posted the link. Right there. Look at what it links to.

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Robin Vowels

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May 2, 2013, 5:59:53 PM5/2/13

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On May 3, 4:06 am, John W Kennedy <jwke...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> On 2013-05-02 13:33:13 +0000, Robin Vowels said:
>
> > On May 2, 1:35 am, John W Kennedy <jwke...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >> On 2013-05-01 08:08:25 +0000, Robin Vowels said:
>
> >>>http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036735
>
> >> Try August, 2012.
>
> > Perhaps you'd care to post the link?
>
> YOU posted the link. Right there. Look at what it links to.

Then it was dated 6th March 2013.

John W Kennedy

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May 2, 2013, 6:39:03 PM5/2/13

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Since you appear to be posting from Australia, I suppose it is possible
that when you click on it, you don't get the same document that a US
user gets. The only announcement I can see from this is for 4.3, and is
dated August of last year.

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Peter J. Seymour

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May 3, 2013, 3:08:24 AM5/3/13

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On 2013-05-02 23:39, John W Kennedy wrote:
> On 2013-05-02 21:59:53 +0000, Robin Vowels said:
>
>> On May 3, 4:06 am, John W Kennedy <jwke...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>> On 2013-05-02 13:33:13 +0000, Robin Vowels said:
>>>
>>>> On May 2, 1:35 am, John W Kennedy <jwke...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>> On 2013-05-01 08:08:25 +0000, Robin Vowels said:
>>>
>>>>>> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036735
>>>
>>>>> Try August, 2012.
>>>
>>>> Perhaps you'd care to post the link?
>>>
>>> YOU posted the link. Right there. Look at what it links to.
>>
>> Then it was dated 6th March 2013.
>
> Since you appear to be posting from Australia, I suppose it is possible
> that when you click on it, you don't get the same document that a US
> user gets. The only announcement I can see from this is for 4.3, and is
> dated August of last year.
>

There is nothing to argue about here. The outer wrapper announcement
gives a revision date, the underlying letter gives the original date. So
I guess you are both correct.