DL/1 is for IMS/DB
Sent from my iPhone No one said I could type with one thumb > On Jul 23, 2025, at 14:39, Williams, George T (CTR) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > DL1 was for Data Language One. I don't think this was at all related to Db2. > > George Williams > Senior Administrator > [email protected] > > United States Office of Personnel Management > 1900 E, Street N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20415 > > DMI – Digital at the Edge. Human at the Core. > Tysons Corner • 1600 International Dr. • Suite 500 • McLean, VA 22102 > DMInc.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Pommier, Rex > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 3:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBM Announces z/OS 3.2 > > I don't recall IMS being called DB1, but didn't IMS have as it's language, > DL1? So there may be some validity to calling the new one Db2 just to > differentiate it? > > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Phil Smith III > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 2:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBM Announces z/OS 3.2 > > That's what I always heard. Might be lost in the mists of time...! > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Lennie Bradshaw > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 3:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IBM Announces z/OS 3.2 > > I thought DB2 gained its 2 from being the database systems after IMS (DB1?) > Lennie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
