On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 08:13:14 -0600, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> wrote:
>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. > >-- gil > +1 gil! exactly! I've long thought that z/OS needed a good dose of modernization and overhaul to come kicking and screaming onto the hardware of the 21st century.... Does anyone use FLPA any more? On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 20:32:38 +0800, David Crayford <dcrayf...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Indeed! It's and old story isn't it? If youngster's don't have easy >access to a platform they will not be interested in it. They can install >Linux on a cheap PC and hack away to their hearts content. >IBM really do need to wake up and start providing either emulation or >cheap virtual machines to as many universities as they can reach. > This is the exact same problem facing the IBM i community, no cheap/free option for experimentation and exploration. IBM should make available a free download of IBM z/OS emlated to run on a PC just for this purpose. On second thought, that would highlight all the 'encrusted patina of antiquity' and probably send the 20-somethings running for the hills! Dana ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
