In <DFB0BFC61DE5D111B68400805F0D379702103F34@MERCURY> [log in to unmask] writes:

>         I just read that MPE/iX 5.5 will go off of support at the end of
> this calendar year.  Does anybody know when the first patch release of 6.5
> is scheduled?  I am at 5.5 and would prefer to go straight to 6.5 (with a
> patch).  I also heard a claim by Smith-Gardner that 6.5 is not backward
> compatible?  Anybody know what they might be referring to here?

IIRC PP1 for 6.5 is due in September.

SG's "backward compatibility" problem was encountered when they started
compiling code on a 6.5 system and discovered that they couldn't ship the
binary modules to customers on pre-6.5 systems (XL modules - due to new
externals in 6.5 that weren't present on pre-6.5). Other vendors discovered
this too, but most chose various workarounds... I believe SG just gave up
and updated their machine back to an earlier version. :-(

   -Chris Bartram