Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

[Richard Ristow]

I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are
maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers,
and I suspect a fourth:

1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's
all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.

2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think,
the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going
how far I don't know.

3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal
computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how
many releases there were.

4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series
extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether
releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or
continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left
off, or what.

It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers,
with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new
features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't
be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.)
.......
Cheers for cleaning up records,
Richard

[Oliver, Richard]

The numbering of SPSS for Windows started with version 5, coming after SPSSX 4.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Richard Ristow
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:06 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are
maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers,
and I suspect a fourth:

1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's
all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.

2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think,
the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going
how far I don't know.

3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal
computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how
many releases there were.

4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series
extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether
releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or
continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left
off, or what.

It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers,
with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new
features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't
be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.)
.......
Cheers for cleaning up records,
Richard

[Victor Kogler]

Richard,

To add a couple of data points to the discussion regarding PC versions
of SPSS, I have SPSS/PC+ diskettes dated 22 Jan 92.  These are labeled
V4.0.1

If memory serves SPSS 6.0 was the first Windows version and the starting
point for the series of releases in circulation now.

This still leaves versions 1 through 3 and number 5 unaccounted for, but
hope this helps a bit.



Victor Kogler




Richard Ristow wrote:

> I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are
> maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers,
> and I suspect a fourth:
>
> 1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's
> all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.
>
> 2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think,
> the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going
> how far I don't know.
>
> 3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal
> computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how
> many releases there were.
>
> 4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series
> extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether
> releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or
> continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left
> off, or what.
>
> It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers,
> with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new
> features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't
> be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.)
> .......
> Cheers for cleaning up records,
> Richard
>
>

[Maguin, Eugene]

Richard and others,

Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the bottom
or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly dark
blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
prominent.

Gene Maguin

[Lemon, John S.]

There was also a version 6 for 'mainframes' ( included in there are different 'flavours of UNIX ).

I think the numbering started with SPSSX with the 'X' being dropped around release 2 of 'X'.

As far as I can remember some people said the 'X' meant eXtended whereas others were of the opinion that it was the roman numerial for 10 and was used because somewhere in the code the name of the software was allocated only 5 characters. I favour the former not the latter !!!

Best Wishes

John S. Lemon
DIT - University of Aberdeen
Edward Wright Building: Room G51
Tel:  [phone]
Fax: [phone]


-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Victor Kogler
Sent: 13 August 2007 20:46
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

Richard,

To add a couple of data points to the discussion regarding PC versions
of SPSS, I have SPSS/PC+ diskettes dated 22 Jan 92.  These are labeled
V4.0.1

If memory serves SPSS 6.0 was the first Windows version and the starting
point for the series of releases in circulation now.

This still leaves versions 1 through 3 and number 5 unaccounted for, but
hope this helps a bit.



Victor Kogler




Richard Ristow wrote:

> I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are
> maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers,
> and I suspect a fourth:
>
> 1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's
> all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.
>
> 2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think,
> the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going
> how far I don't know.
>
> 3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal
> computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how
> many releases there were.
>
> 4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series
> extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether
> releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or
> continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left
> off, or what.
>
> It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers,
> with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new
> features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't
> be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.)
> .......
> Cheers for cleaning up records,
> Richard
>
>

[Oliver, Richard]

SPSS-X 3 was followed by SPSS 4, which was followed by the first Windows release, SPSS 5. SPSS-X was actually SPSS 10, which would make SPSS-X 2 actually SPSS 11, which makes SPSS 16 actually SPSS 25. At least, I think that's how it goes.

SPSS/PC+ had an independent version numbering system that stopped somewhere around 5.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gene Maguin
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:58 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

Richard and others,

Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the bottom
or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly dark
blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
prominent.

Gene Maguin

[Mark A Davenport MADAVENP]

I have SPSS-X books for Release 2 (1986, 2nd ed.) and Release 3 (1988,
written by Marija Norusis).  My collection of PC+ books starts with v 4
(1990)  The book makes reference to vertsion 3.1.  My pride and joy is a
heavily taped up Second Ed of the original SPSS manual from 1975.  My God,
I was in 5th grade when this book came out.  This manual makes reference
to the first edition, published in 1970.  I have at least 1 SPSS for
Windows manual back dating back to Release 6 (1993) except for 11 and 12.

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There was also a version 6 for 'mainframes' ( included in there are
different 'flavours of UNIX ).

I think the numbering started with SPSSX with the 'X' being dropped around
release 2 of 'X'.

As far as I can remember some people said the 'X' meant eXtended whereas
others were of the opinion that it was the roman numerial for 10 and was
used because somewhere in the code the name of the software was allocated
only 5 characters. I favour the former not the latter !!!

Best Wishes

John S. Lemon
DIT - University of Aberdeen
Edward Wright Building: Room G51
Tel:  [phone]
Fax: [phone]


-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Victor Kogler
Sent: 13 August 2007 20:46
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

Richard,

To add a couple of data points to the discussion regarding PC versions
of SPSS, I have SPSS/PC+ diskettes dated 22 Jan 92.  These are labeled
V4.0.1

If memory serves SPSS 6.0 was the first Windows version and the starting
point for the series of releases in circulation now.

This still leaves versions 1 through 3 and number 5 unaccounted for, but
hope this helps a bit.



Victor Kogler




Richard Ristow wrote:

> I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are
> maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers,
> and I suspect a fourth:
>
> 1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's
> all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.
>
> 2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think,
> the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going
> how far I don't know.
>
> 3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal
> computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how
> many releases there were.
>
> 4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series
> extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether
> releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or
> continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left
> off, or what.
>
> It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers,
> with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new
> features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't
> be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.)
> .......
> Cheers for cleaning up records,
> Richard
>
>

[necia]

There was indeed the manual as you describe.  Have it on my desk.  The
syntax described within was for "IBM PC, PS/2, and compatabile computer
running O/2, Apple Macintosh computers, workstations, minicomputers, and
larger systems under UNIX and VAX/VMS.  There is NO version number on this
manual.  It's about 1.5" thick.

Inside it says," As of Release 4 (the successor to SPSS-X Release 3) most
versions of the software contain ..."  It was copyrighted 1990.  I've kept
that one because it was the last best consolidation of syntax.

Dates me!
Cheers,

Necia A. Black, Ph.D.           e-mail:  [hidden email]
246 Computing Center            Web URL:http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~black
SUNY-Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Gene Maguin wrote:

> Richard and others,
>
> Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
> 80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
> cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the bottom
> or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
> out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly dark
> blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
> prominent.
>
> Gene Maguin
>
>
>

[Jason Burke]

I believe SPSS 5.0 for Windows was the first release for Microsoft
Windows featuring a graphical user interface. The releases that
followed included:

6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.5, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0


On 8/14/07, necia <[hidden email]> wrote:

> There was indeed the manual as you describe.  Have it on my desk.  The
> syntax described within was for "IBM PC, PS/2, and compatabile computer
> running O/2, Apple Macintosh computers, workstations, minicomputers, and
> larger systems under UNIX and VAX/VMS.  There is NO version number on this
> manual.  It's about 1.5" thick.
>
> Inside it says," As of Release 4 (the successor to SPSS-X Release 3) most
> versions of the software contain ..."  It was copyrighted 1990.  I've kept
> that one because it was the last best consolidation of syntax.
>
> Dates me!
> Cheers,
>
> Necia A. Black, Ph.D.           e-mail:  [hidden email]
> 246 Computing Center            Web URL:http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~black
> SUNY-Buffalo
> Buffalo, New York 14260
>
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Gene Maguin wrote:
>
> > Richard and others,
> >
> > Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
> > 80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
> > cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the bottom
> > or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
> > out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly dark
> > blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
> > prominent.
> >
> > Gene Maguin
> >
> >
> >
>

[Georg Maubach]

Hi All,

We at Deutsche Post are using different SPSS Versions for Windows computers. Thus we need to know which version has which command set to be able to run the programs with all versions. Therefore we suggested to SPSS documentation department to extend the existing SPSS docs with information on the commands and sub commands available for each version.

Best regards

Georg Maubach
Research Manager


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] Im Auftrag von Richard Ristow
Gesendet: Montag, 13. August 2007 21:06
An: [hidden email]
Betreff: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers, and I suspect a fourth:

1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.

2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think, the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going how far I don't know.

3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how many releases there were.

4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left off, or what.

It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers, with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.) .......
Cheers for cleaning up records,
Richard

[John McConnell]

.. and SPSS for Windows followed the version line of the main SPSS
releases that came through mainframes , SPSS->SPSS-X->SPSS (again), and
into OS/2 (remember that?) and Mac.

SPSS/PC+ had its own version numbers which reflected the fact that it
was quite different in a number of ways (including syntactically). Like
a branch line of the main railway. A cul-de-sac as we say in the UK.

SCSS was another cul-de-sac. The "C" stood for "Conversational" I
believe.

John
John McConnell
Applied Insights

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Jason Burke
Sent: 14 August 2007 08:29
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

I believe SPSS 5.0 for Windows was the first release for Microsoft
Windows featuring a graphical user interface. The releases that
followed included:

6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.5, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0,
15.0


On 8/14/07, necia <[hidden email]> wrote:
> There was indeed the manual as you describe.  Have it on my desk.  The
> syntax described within was for "IBM PC, PS/2, and compatabile
computer
> running O/2, Apple Macintosh computers, workstations, minicomputers,
and
> larger systems under UNIX and VAX/VMS.  There is NO version number on
this
> manual.  It's about 1.5" thick.
>
> Inside it says," As of Release 4 (the successor to SPSS-X Release 3)
most
> versions of the software contain ..."  It was copyrighted 1990.  I've
kept
> that one because it was the last best consolidation of syntax.
>
> Dates me!
> Cheers,
>
> Necia A. Black, Ph.D.           e-mail:  [hidden email]
> 246 Computing Center            Web
URL:http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~black
> SUNY-Buffalo
> Buffalo, New York 14260
>
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Gene Maguin wrote:
>
> > Richard and others,
> >
> > Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the
late
> > 80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the
manual
> > cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top,
the bottom
> > or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X.
That came
> > out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a
mainly dark
> > blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
> > prominent.
> >
> > Gene Maguin
> >
> >
> >
>

[Art Kendall]

When was SPSS for PC  but not SPSS/PC    1) Announced and 2) available?

Art

Oliver, Richard wrote:

> SPSS-X 3 was followed by SPSS 4, which was followed by the first Windows release, SPSS 5. SPSS-X was actually SPSS 10, which would make SPSS-X 2 actually SPSS 11, which makes SPSS 16 actually SPSS 25. At least, I think that's how it goes.
>
> SPSS/PC+ had an independent version numbering system that stopped somewhere around 5.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gene Maguin
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:58 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates
>
> Richard and others,
>
> Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
> 80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
> cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the bottom
> or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
> out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly dark
> blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
> prominent.
>
> Gene Maguin
>
>
>

[Oliver, Richard]

In the upcoming version 16, all commands that have been added or changed since SPSS 12 will have a release history section, describing the changes in each release, and there will be a consolidated release history section for all commands in the Introduction chapter of the Command Syntax Reference.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Georg Maubach
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:34 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: AW: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

Hi All,

We at Deutsche Post are using different SPSS Versions for Windows computers. Thus we need to know which version has which command set to be able to run the programs with all versions. Therefore we suggested to SPSS documentation department to extend the existing SPSS docs with information on the commands and sub commands available for each version.

Best regards

Georg Maubach
Research Manager


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] Im Auftrag von Richard Ristow
Gesendet: Montag, 13. August 2007 21:06
An: [hidden email]
Betreff: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

I just wrote, for another posting, "SPSS release numbers are maddening." There have been at least three series of release numbers, and I suspect a fourth:

1. The original releases for the 'mainframe' (IBM 360/370) when that's all there was: release 1 (I suppose) through release 9.

2. SPSSX: A major rewrite and extension for 'mainframes' and, I think, the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX; numbered release 1, but going how far I don't know.

3. The one I'm not sure of: SPSS-PC, later SPSS-PC+, for personal computers. They must have had release numbers, but I've no idea how many releases there were.

4. SPSS for Window, Mac, etc.; the series we know and love. The series extends, now, to release 16 (coming soon). But I don't know whether releases of SPSS for Windows started numbering from 1 again, or continued the series of release numbers from where SPSS-PC/PC+ left off, or what.

It would be nice to have a table of all releases, with release numbers, with release series (SPSS, SPSSX, etc.), release dates, and new features introduced. (The last sounds like trouble, but it shouldn't be, as the release announcements always had lists of features added.) .......
Cheers for cleaning up records,
Richard

[ViAnn Beadle]

I'm not exactly sure but I'd guess around 1992 or so. IIRC, the first full
version available on an IBM PC was initially targeted for OS/2 and but we
know who won that OS battle.

We couldn't deliver all of SPSS until virtual memory was available in the
OS.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Art
Kendall
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:22 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates

When was SPSS for PC  but not SPSS/PC    1) Announced and 2) available?

Art

Oliver, Richard wrote:
> SPSS-X 3 was followed by SPSS 4, which was followed by the first Windows
release, SPSS 5. SPSS-X was actually SPSS 10, which would make SPSS-X 2
actually SPSS 11, which makes SPSS 16 actually SPSS 25. At least, I think
that's how it goes.
>
> SPSS/PC+ had an independent version numbering system that stopped
somewhere around 5.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Gene Maguin
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:58 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates
>
> Richard and others,
>
> Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
> 80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
> cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the
bottom
> or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
> out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly
dark
> blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
> prominent.
>
> Gene Maguin
>
>
>

[Bob Schacht-3]

At 04:51 PM 8/14/2007, ViAnn Beadle wrote:
>I'm not exactly sure but I'd guess around 1992 or so. IIRC, the first full
>version available on an IBM PC was initially targeted for OS/2 and but we
>know who won that OS battle.
>
>We couldn't deliver all of SPSS until virtual memory was available in the
>OS.

I have the manual for "SPSS/PC+ Advanced Statistics 4.0, for the IBM
PC/XT/AT and PS/2," by Marija J. Norusis, 1990.
I also have the manual for the Data Entry II module for the same PC
environment, dated 1987. I've probably got some older SPSS books in storage
somewhere. On the back cover, SPSS is called
"the leader in Microcomputer Statistical Data Analysis Software. For over
20 years, SPSS Software has met the analytical needs of over two million
users...."
That would be about right. In 1966 I was a statistical programmer for the
University of Wisconsin Computing Center, about when SPSS was starting up,
and BMD was the Big Dog on the block.

Bob Schacht

>-----Original Message-----
>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Art
>Kendall
>Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:22 AM
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates
>
>When was SPSS for PC  but not SPSS/PC    1) Announced and 2) available?
>
>Art
>
>Oliver, Richard wrote:
> > SPSS-X 3 was followed by SPSS 4, which was followed by the first Windows
>release, SPSS 5. SPSS-X was actually SPSS 10, which would make SPSS-X 2
>actually SPSS 11, which makes SPSS 16 actually SPSS 25. At least, I think
>that's how it goes.
> >
> > SPSS/PC+ had an independent version numbering system that stopped
>somewhere around 5.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
>Gene Maguin
> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:58 PM
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: Suggest: List of SPSS releases, with dates
> >
> > Richard and others,
> >
> > Wasn't there a mainframe version of spss that came out in either the late
> > 80's or really early 90's that was called 4 or 4.1? I remember the manual
> > cover being was mainly white with red horizontal band at the top, the
>bottom
> > or both. It was full-size, i.e., maybe 8.5x11. It wasn't spss-X. That came
> > out in the early 80's I think and had a full size manual with a mainly
>dark
> > blue cover and maybe red or white lettering with the 'X' being kinda
> > prominent.
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Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D., Research Director
Pacific Basin Research and Training Center
1268 Young Street, Suite #204
Research Center, University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96814
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