Supported Revisions
For each numbered revision (x.xx), we release all of the product components with the same revision number. In cases where there is an urgent interim fix, we may update specific components, which will use an x.xx.xx numbering scheme, where the final number is an update number.
If you are experiencing what appears to be a problem with an older software version, please upgrade to a current, supported revision and try to duplicate the problem with it. You may download the current revision from the download page and certain older versions from the archive page.The following support categories are explaind on the Support Polices page.
Active Support Category
The current release of the ICOBOL 5 product is Revision 5.50 (March 13, 2024). It is the only version with active support.
Question-only Support Category
The revisions in this category are ICOBOL 5 revision 5.49 and before.
Unsupported Category
This category also includes discontinued products and platforms.- All versions of ICOBOL 4. Version 4.89 as of December 31, 2020, and versions other than 4.89 as of December 31, 2015,
or earlier as described under Discontinued Operating System Support.
- All versions of ICOBOL 3 as of December 1, 2009, or earlier as described under Discontinued Operating System Support
- All versions of ICOBOL 2 and VX COBOL as of September 1, 2001.
- All versions of ICOBOL for AOS/VS as of January 1, 2001.
- All versions of ICDGTERM as of January 1, 2001.
- All versions of ICHOST as of March 16, 1997.
Discontinued Operating System Support
We no longer provide releases or support for certain operating
systems. This results from one of three factors: we no longer have
a supported product revision for that operating system, the
operating system itself is no longer sold or supported, we no
longer have adequate sales to support that operating system, or we no
longer have the internal resources to test on that operating system. Any
version of ICOBOL on a discontinued operating system is in the Unsupported category.
As of January, 2006, these operating systems are:
- MS-DOS
- Windows 95
- SunOS/Solaris (Sparc) (last build was 3.52, released August 22, 2005)
- DG/UX (Motorola) (last build was 3.48.05, released March 1, 2005)
As of June 30, 2006, and the release of 3.55 these operating
systems also include:
- Windows 98 and 98 SE
- Windows ME
As of January 10, 2007, and the release of 3.56 these operating
systems also include:
- Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation and Server)
As of July 30, 2007, and the release of 3.60 these operating
systems also include:
- DG/UX Intel
- Linux 2.2 Kernel
- SCO OpenServer
- SCO UnixWare
As of June 24, 2010, and the release of 4.40 these operating
systems also include:
- Windows 2000 Professional and the various Windows 2000 servers
As of June 22, 2011, and the release of 4.52 these operating
systems also include:
- AIX
As of August 10, 2011, and the release of 4.53 these operating
systems also include:
- HP-UX
As of April 10, 2013, and the release of 4.80 these operating
systems also include:
- Linux 2.4 Kernel
- MAC OS/X Full System and ThinClient
As of December 17, 2014, and the release of 5.00 these operating
systems also include:
- Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 R2
As of October 16, 2020 and the release of 5.40 these operating
systems also include:
- Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 (non R2)
NOTE: Although 5.40 will still install on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, those operating systems are no longer supported by Microsoft and should be upgraded. -
RHEL/CentOS 4 and 5.
NOTE: Although 5.40 is still built for RHEL/CentOS 6, that operating system reached end of support in November, 2020 and should be upgraded.
As of March 13, 2024 and the release of 5.50 these operating
systems also include:
-
RHEL/CentOS 6.