I used to have to struggle with IBM installation manager - a package for installing software on midrange machines. I remember being in a hotel trying to download a fix - but Installation Manager(IM) decided it needed to upgrade itself before doing anything. It took over 6 hours to download the new version of the Installation manager, and another 2 hours to download the fix I needed! ( I had to set my alarm for 3 am, and 5 am to click "go" on the install)
IBM's argument was you only need to learn one interface (IM) to install software ( across Windows and Unix) - not realising I needed to know Windows, Unix AND IBM's IM. z/OSMF is inevitable - Question: where are the skills of today? Answer: Java. Personally I would follow the ADCD approach and download a volume of product libraries and its SMP/E environment (and never use the SMP/E environment) Colin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
