Also, please see www.illustro.com/mainframeconversions.htm. Here we have started an archive chronicling some less than successful conversions away from the mainframe.
*------------------------------------------------------------------------* Eric Vaughan illustro Systems International, LLC --- See The Light--- Visit www.illustro.com to experience: z/Web-Host -- Easy Web Enablement for your Mainframe z/XML-Host -- Easy XML Enablement for your Mainframe Tel: +1.214.800.8900 Fax: +1.214.800.8989 *------------------------------------------------------------------------* > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Steve Comstock > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:20 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Good article on "mainframe not dead"? > > Charles Mills wrote: > > I'm looking for one good, recent (last 12 months?) article I could send > > to someone who said to me "you mean companies are still using > > mainframes? Is anyone still making new ones?" > > > > The man in question is quite technical but obviously enterprise IT (and > > even computers specifically) is not his field. So the article could be > > fairly technical, but would not need to be. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Charles Mills > > Well, we have some pieces we call Very Short Presentations > on moder mainframes on our site at: > > http://www.trainersfriend.com/General_content/VSP_site.htm > > A 28-page pdf article titled "The Future of Mainframes Is Now" > can be found at: > > http://www.trainersfriend.com/Papers/ztalkpr.pdf > > There is a link to an IBM-sponsored article called "The > Dinosaur Myth" at: > > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/zseries/ > > > Hope this helps. > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html