Itel sold very unreliable IBM-compatible disk drives. Their claim to fame was suing GSA for requiring rather modest reliability levels with the claim that they were impossible to meet. Memorex had no trouble meeting the requirement.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of David Spiegel <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 10:18 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers External Message: Use Caution Vos Meint "Itel"? On 2025-07-24 09:59, Seymour J Metz wrote: > Itel? > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי > נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of > David Spiegel <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 9:47 AM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers > > > External Message: Use Caution > > > Hi Michael, > I worked for STC in the '80s. One day, I get a call from someone looking > to buy garbage bags. > > Regards, > David > > On 2025-07-24 09:39, Michael Watkins wrote: >> Over a decade ago, I put a resume on Linkedin calling myself as a 'z/OS >> storage manager'. I received requests to apply for jobs managing storage >> units rented to people who wanted to clear out their home garages. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Robert Prins >> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 11:28 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers >> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Texas Comptroller's email >> system. >> DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you expect them from the >> sender and know the content is safe. >> >> On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 at 13:25, rpinion865 < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It is not uncommon for me to get emails from offshore recruiters for >>> non-IT jobs in my home state. It seems the match criteria that is >>> being used is based on state of residence instead of job experience. >>> >> That's marginally less imbecile than the matching process used by the >> Belgistani jobcentres, who seem to match first on "developer", yes, just >> "developer" and then on language, like, yes not kidding, Dutch or French, >> which means that I'm invariably "one of the 125 best matched candidates"... >> >> Robert. >> -- >> Robert AH Prins >> robert(a)prino(d)org >> The hitchhiking grandfather >> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1emfdj98trEQ5NA3bic6zmJrUXzX3xOdOq7CTLojVDJhSpRw0VS_x_SjiMGfQo65IU4kaUypvgvDWVCI02PcJOxte19E8R4QOdQAcskQ4ZQ-PbgFRNCX-V9bZ0KcFP0QXSLEfVHZlM5FsYwOGf5OEk0RS65kj_XFwRZ9YXtmdWNxDN_uaOYywRMw6zwxlJkfJmffETkds9-4YenDn36ySZZ9eBBEH7fR529sonR2MS0sXq6XbDV9TbTBkM0PLdNgnTfXpc22gF993UW8m7Rn7VswppWAaCtbn8P8W6YvaZQEqzkLU4akJgQIbOHFzMDcMU8v1WAKOeOO4ZHixEldLAM9kQma7oMs-bpZ6t1A6ANd-y016STD8r_TEmxq8iHqnmZzePM165_D2wH-wwINrRC4mf0T7sr48q9QTMCQ2v_s/https%3A%2F%2Fprino.neocities.org%2Findex.html> >> Some REXX code for use on z/OS >> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1f2hpV30pVHtkMHACOcOWFNRrWqJj19_3rmJM5KqaJj63_ifaGh1ztzJTfwtAtuC799dRUztbx6-aZdG8aYiZb0DvATDNZ1X6RgZuxpQN8Sf0kGjNTi2JbiwZusphRQuXSZ2h04PFDzmwHrea3DHudN13gkVnblY0YSh8QlDZj2MsIaDCAkNJ4avKfkOvJaWXwCrY9DWXRsUOGftnPzsgJlwKUZGEVvQMRHYOovKdLzITVf-FOqZ4lz4bypxdVzdn1ctHKk78rU-nRyK-KqqMthQFaYxaR8R16YsWo_q0KdCHUNObmzNvDkLqy_Kyu3mUPFkUf2vhq643JyI3rQ90JWbRgvzp6BZCQV6G3wTK3lddd2Np7RjsCoqM6uioaEUB6sayY0xIYyDNoV2da_8NUTxSxsm7sDbpBAzblRmVE-M/https%3A%2F%2Fprino.neocities.org%2FzOS%2FzOS-Tools.html> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email >> to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
