Gee, I think that has been floating around for as long as, "Mainframes Are Dead!"
Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer 3 UFIT University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 1:30 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Eliminating the systems programmer was Re: IBM cuts contractor billing by 15 percent (our else) Some time ago an idea floated through my field of vision that IBM would eliminate even software distribution by supplying the entire OS on a chip. I must have missed the GA announcement... . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 8:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Eliminating the systems programmer was Re: IBM cuts contractor billing by 15 percent (our else) On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:15:21 -0400, Mark Pace wrote: >I am afraid this new "Continuous Update" may lead to the same thing. > >On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 6:41 AM, Bill Wilkie wrote: > >> As I am reading this, all I can think of is Windows 10 and Automatic >> updates. Since accidentally going to Windows 10, I have crashed my >> laptop at least 10 times and spent many days and a lot of money trying to >> recover. >> Be careful what you wish for. >> I've had remarkably little difficulty, none that I recall, with updates to Linux systems, Intel and ARM. I do these electively, not automatically, but I don't age them; I risk being an early adopter. But my personal Linux systems can't be considered enterprise-critical. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
