>I was told in 1980 that by 1985 all systems would be turnkey and therefore my >decision to enter into systems programming was a mistake. >Best thirty year >mistake of my life! :-)
There are fewer SYSPROGs supporting larger and more systems than back then. And, there are more unemployed technical people, now. But, the discipline is going to be around for many more years. Hopefully, as the older ones vacate the scene, the unemployed will be able to reverse their plight. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html