On Fri, 19 May 2023 15:13:54 -0400, Mark Regan wrote: >https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2023/03/31/are-banks-breaking-up-with-mainframes/?sh=acb458b6bccc > ><https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2023/03/31/are-banks-breaking-up-with-mainframes/?sh=acb458b6bccc&es_id=54716d118b> > &es_id=54716d118b > I skipped ahead to the summary. It seems to be less a breakup than joining a ménage à trois.
On Mon, 22 May 2023 09:48:19 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote: >Wait, did I misunderstand this? People buy their first mainframe and run >Linux on it?! > >(Color me ignorant, but I've always thought of OMVS as a late add-on.) > OMVS is fairly pure POSIX. Linux has many enhancements (and a few deviations.) Linux has no 31-bit dependencies. Programmers can forget about the antique AMODEs and compatibility interfaces. Experts on the z/VM fora have said that z/VM optimizes performance on z better than KVM. Unfortunately, z/VM administrators still need CMS skills even though the payload is entirely Linux. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
