R.S. wrote:
Demagoguery.
Er, pardon??
I can put my Winodows doc (I could if I had any) on *another PC*. I
have bunch of PCs in my shop, and even at home.
I don't have too many mainframe CPCs, do you ?
I remember pain in the **s, when, after POR, all the systems were
un-IPLable. Co-worker updated IEASYS on each LPAR, and forgot the comma.
I had documentation on PC near the console. That saved us.
In case of PC failure (I had several), I simply take another PC.
[...]
We were discussing best practices for accessing doc under normal
conditions, not about planning for the worst case scenario. My plans for
such a disaster include having the z/OS 1.7 DVD (SK3T-4271-15) in my
office drawer. Even if we lose power completely, I can read it on my
laptop! FWIW, I keep certain "key" books on my laptop's hard disk as well.
And, in the case of z/OS, I want to retain the option of reading the
doc directly from a TSO/E session.
Well, your choice. I prefer GUI navigation, but what's most important,
I often need doco, when I'm in trouble: Logged on, and don't know what
to do next. I simply choose another window on my PC, it's better than
navigate on TSO to browse manual. Yes, I know I can have many screen
in ISPF. I still want my Windows Bookreader.
This just doesn't make sense. Nobody ever suggested prohibiting you from
keeping a copy of any doc you want to have on your PC. My comments are
directed toward managing a consolidated documentation repository in a
robust a corporate infrastructure. z/OS does a fantastic job of
providing this functionality across the Enterprise. That's not
demagoguery. It's fact.
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