> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Schramm > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS 1.13 preview > > Does anyone else think that working with z/OS is completely > the coolest > thing since the invention of "sliced bread"? > > I am reading thru the 1.13 announcement and there is alot of > really cool > stuff. It is hard to just select a few things to talk about. > > Rob Schramm
For a general purpose, all around, reliable operating system, z/OS is excellent. It may fall behind others in specific areas. Eg: TSO on z/OS stinks (IMO) compared to a CMS on z/VM. With some enhancements, a z/OS UNIX shell could easily become my interactive environment of choice. The main enhancement would be an ISPF for UNIX which would allow me to do SDSF, edit/view/browse, DSLIST, and HCD in a X window on my desktop. And if IBM were to embrace the GNU versions of the UNIX utilities instead of their own versions, I'd be in nerd-vana. Too bad most managers truly believe that "Windows is faster, better, cheaper!" than z/OS. That was a mantra around here about 3 years ago. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
