Ed, Not according to IBM. The z12 and z13 are like this, but according to this IBM page, previous generations weren't discontinued at the same time.
Check Joe Monk's post here from Monday. According to that, it's been a mixed bag. About half of the generations ended at the same time, the other half the business class machines were 1-2 years EOS after the enterprise class machines. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 9:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: z13s going EOS anytime soon? On 8/29/2023 5:46 AM, Pommier, Rex wrote: > What I found somewhat disheartening was that IBM is dropping support for both > the z13 and z13s at the same time despite the fact the z13s was made > available a year later than its big brother. That has always, Always, ALWAYS been true. When a hardware generation is dropped, it is dropped. The solution IBM has been working on is to try to shorten the window between the Enterprise-Class and Business-Class models being released... -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!vd5nTvXARmQrVroN2FRRA0Bm0ijbnH8WUigKFFDWseMTcl04SV5yW48Oxh7MKabMIDa5FiGxRke0a9qf7xNwl4NhNQ$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
