Structured Query Language/Data System

Structured Query Language/Data System (SQL/DS) is an IBM product that provides relational database management facilities in VM and VSE environments.

SQL/DS originates from the relational database prototype System R which was developed at the IBM San Jose Research Center.

National language support features are provided for Release 3 in 1986.

Releases
IBM DB2 Server for VSE & VM Version 6.1 contains a migration kit.
 * Version 1
 * R1
 * R2 (Oct 1983)
 * R3 (Apr 1985)
 * R3.5 (Feb 1986)
 * Version 2
 * R1 (Dec 1987)
 * R2 (Jan 1989)
 * Version 3
 * R1 (1990)
 * R2 (1991)
 * R3 (May 1992) - DRDA
 * R4 (1993)
 * R5 (Dec 1995) - withdrawn in Oct 1999

Publications

 * IBM Systems Journal, Vol.16, No.4 1977
 * SQL/DS Version 2 Release 1 Usage Guide, GG24-3191-00 (May 1987)