That depends on what you mean by current. IBM still allows you to download the most recent edition.
If it's not available on a dead tree, it's got good company; IBM got out of the publishing industry a long time ago. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Lennie Bradshaw <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 3270 programming So if the protocol is still supported, and still used, and still a valid programming interface, why is there no *current* manual available from IBM documenting it? Lennie -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jay Maynard Sent: 15 August 2024 23:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 3270 programming I think IBM still supports 3270 access, if not the 3270s themselves. But if the data stream hasn't changed since the -7 manual was published, there's no need for an update... On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 4:54 PM Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:16:15 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: > > >There have been no updates. > > > Does IBM continue to support the device? If not, there's little > business case to provide user's manuals. > > Regardless, some documentation is necessary as long as IBM products > depend on 3270 data streams. > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
