Subject: ISPF history
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:01:04 -0400
From: Gilbert Saint-flour <gsf@ibm.net>

Hello:

A while ago, I started to compile a doc on ISPF's history, with release
numbers, dates and major enhancements.  I've done it mostly from memory
and was wondering if any of you would be able to help me add to it and
correct errors.

Thanks in advance.

Gilbert Saint-flour <gsf@ibm.net>


               Evolution of ISPF on MVS

Structured Programming Facility - 5787-XT2 SPF (FDP)
  197?  1.1
  197?  2.1
  1978  2.2
        OUTLIST function (3.8)
        Invoke CLISTs from opt 6
System Productivity Facility - 5668-009 SPF
  1980  1.1
        Dialog Manager (DM)
Interactive System Productivity Facility - 5665-268 ISPF/PDF MVS  (VM &
VSE too)
  1982  1.1
        SELECT NEWAPPL ?
        ISPPROF
Interactive System Productivity Facility - 5665-319 ISPF & 5665-317
ISPF/PDF
  1983  2.1
        PDF split (ISP/ISR)
        Command Table ?
        TE/TF/TS
  1984  2.2
        LMF ?
        opt 3.4 (single-char commands)
  1987  2.3
        LIBDEF
        Browse/Edit rewrite using DM; macros, BRIF/EDIF
        Data Set List (opt 3.4)
Interactive System Productivity Facility - 5685-054 ISPF & ISPF/PDF
5665-402
  1989  3.1
        DTL?
        Key Lists ?
        SCLM ?
  1990  3.2
        ?
  1990  3.3
        )AREA Scrollable panels
        PANEXIT
        LMDDISP
        SCLM Enhancements
  1990  3.4
        EDIT UNDO ?
  1992  3.5
        Retrieve command?
        SETUNDO STG
Interactive System Productivity Facility - 5655-032 ISPF
  1994  4.1
        CUA, WS, point-and-shoot
        EDIT>255, VIEW, Referral lists
        DSLIST uses GFL
  1995  4.2
        Work Place, SCRNAME, user/site CMDS
        32 logical screens
  1996  4.3 OS/390 R2
        .
  1997  4.4 OS/390 R3
        .
  1998  4.5 OS/390 R5
        JAVA stuff