On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 07:16:52 -0600, Shane Ginnane wrote: > >Linux is a lot more fun for the technically inquisitive these days IMHO. > It's far less encrusted with the patina of antiquity. Much of OS/360 made sense in the resource-constrained batch environment in which it originated. Nowadays, its residue is a requirement for compatibility; an enormous burden for novices.
My favorite example is copying a data set with IEBGENER: an EXEC statement plus four DD statements each having several parameters, versus a single "cp" command with two parameters in Linux. "A single LMCOPY command"? Well, yes, but how much setup? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
