-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:27 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Using IPCS (full screen) in a UNIX shell?
<SNIP> While this is going on, I cannot use my TSO session for anything else. And I cannot have two TSO sessions going simultaneously. Even if I could have two TSO sessions with the same RACF id, I couldn't have two ISPF sessions. So, it would be really useful to me to be able to do all my IPCS work using a UNIX shell. I can have multiple UNIX shells active concurrently. Oh, I cannot have a second RACF id because that violates company policy. <SNIP> I once worked in a place that had a similar policy. I had made friends with the VP of our region and explained to him why I needed 2 3270 tubes (a mod5 real, and a mod4). Ok, the MOD4 was done using a PC, but I was given a real 3278-5. He decided to get me the mod5 temporarily. Without me knowing it, he paid very close attention to how many problems got resolved in the first week I had this configuration. And then the MOD5 paid for itself when I was able to demonstrate that the 3270 emulation software was causing certain problems (another story for another day). Long & short: Corporate policy got changed. I had gotten done 4 times the work in one week than I had been doing. The increase in productivity over the cost of an extra TSO address space was well worth it. And that was whether or not I was using both sessions on the PC or one on the real MOD5. Today, where I work (different employer), I have 3 TSO sessions running at all times, only I use a custom screen size (43x132) for all sessions. This allows me to run IPCS in split screen mode (both in IPCS) on one TSO ID, look at the listing and/or SDSF with an ID, Data and/or Source edit with the third. And if I ask I can get more IDs. But I can't live as a sysprog or a developer without at least two IDs and that has been the case since the late '80s. And when running VM, I usually have 2-4 logins as well. I mention all this to help you with justification. Regards, Steve Thompson Opinions expressed are those of the poster. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
