> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark Morris > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Example of what a very small JCL Interpreter can > do to your installation. > > On 21 Jul 2008 11:32:07 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > > >--------------------------------<snip>---------------------------- > >Unlikely today's programs which tend to crash quickly and often. Not > >mentioning any particular OS, but you can "see through" > that, can't you? > >-------------------------------<unsnip>------------------------------ > >Bet your sweet "bippy"........... :-)) > > > Given the user surly nature of some of the systems that I have seen > and some of the interesting abend situations, I don't know that the > mainframe platform is much better. One of the main reasons that many > using departments went to non-mainframe was the perceived lack of > support and cooperation from "IT". Getting problems fixed in some > organizations was worse than dealing with Microsoft. Having used > PROFs and the CICS based replacement for e-mail, I find even Outlook > far superior (I use Agent 4.x).
I agree, in part. I tried to use DisplayWrite/370. <shudder>. But the main problem, as usual, is management. The mainframe has been around a long time. We have a lot of policies and procedures. Some of which are good and necessary. Some of which make no sense (to me). At least around here, in the past, the Windows environment could change quickly to demands. Why? Because they were allowed to. There was little change control. There was almost no review of what was going on. Now that management here is implementing this, two things have happened: (1) the "cowboys" has gone on to "greener pastures" where they are allowed to "get work done, not fill out paper" and (2) change has slowed down to almost mainframe-likeness. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
