I've found that it's seldom worthwhile explaining 'IPL' to anyone who has not genuinely sought an explanation. I'm OK with dumbing it down to 'boot', although a full explanation must include that bootstrap is step 1 of IPL. Terms invented long before Windows was dreamt of.
I find it interesting that 'IPL', although an abbreviation, is widely used (in our world) as both noun and verb with full declension and conjugation, singular or plural; past, present, or future. BTW isn't 'IML' Initial Microcode Load? . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Clark Morris <cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date: 08/15/2014 08:51 AM Subject: Mainframe jargon and acronyms wasRe: AMBLIST, AMASPZAP, and UNIX Program Objects Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On 15 Aug 2014 07:09:13 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main Elardus wrote: > >Just my little comments, if you don't mind please. > >> snip > >About terminology: how do you explain the term 'IPL' to people who only understand 'boot', 'bootstrap', 'reboot', etc? And then there is or at least was IML - Initial Machanine Load. Clark Morris ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
