On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:07:43 -0700 Timothy Sipples said: >>> I would challenge IBM to put on the Internet and publiclly make >>> available a bunch of MVS >>> (virtual machines under VM) Thus effectively allow MVS at >>> home for everyone desiring to develop MVS open-source. This >>> will spread also MVS skills which is in IBM interest. >>Maybe this could be raised at SHARE/WAVV/(equivalent z/TPF user >conference)? > ... > >I do know that IBM is making z/OS available at no charge to students and >faculty at any college or university that cares to sign up. (Over 200 >institutions already have.) There are several university zSeries machines >scattered about the globe and equipped with lots of wonderful z/OS >software. ... > >Details here: > >http://www.developer.ibm.com/us/en/university/scholars/products/zseries/ > >I know that z/OS, z/VM, and Linux on zSeries/z9 are all part of the >program. Not sure about z/VSE and z/TPF, but obviously it can't hurt to >ask.
If colleges and universities want to run their own system, they get to decide. On the central hub, VSE and TPF are not available. (Neither is IMS, or JES3) Lots of other stuff is. > >- - - - - >Timothy F. Sipples /ahw ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
