I can't get Windows on 3480 cartridge?!? That does it! We're converting to TRSDOS instead.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 1:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued And just exactly how do they expect to get Windows? Microsoft is basically subscriptions services noadaays. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Edward Gould > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 1:40 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued > > > On Mar 26, 2018, at 2:23 PM, John Eells <ee...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:33:23 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > >>>> "IBM plans to discontinue delivery of z/OS platform products and > service on magnetic tape on July 1, 2018. ..." > >>> Congratulations to IBM. This sounds the death nell for z/OS at this > >>> install. > >>> What will you do instead? > > > > (I'm not sure why I can't see Ed's post, so I copied the above from > > another.) > > > > First, we are still delivering these things on DVD and have no > > current plans > to stop doing that. So, if that was your concern, a connection to the > internet from z/OS is not required. > > > > In addition to that, you can take a laptop outside your firewall, > > download > stuff*, bring the laptop back in, connect to your internal network, > and upload it to z/OS to be processed. A connection from z/OS to the > internet is not required for this, either, and it's probably faster > than waiting for a DVD to arrive. I don't have actual numbers handy, > but the data volume for most orders is probably less than you need to > download for a Netflix movie in SD. > If you are ordering the gorilla in the room (z/OS itself), it's about > what you need for a few Netflix HD movies. > > > > Then, if you are willing to buy hardware as David Boyes outlined, > > you can > perhaps do it that way. I have no knowledge about these products, and > we have not tested that approach, so I do not know whether or not it > works. If someone has tried it, I'd be (academically, I'll admit) > interesting in knowing about the outcome. > > > > * "Stuff" = Products, PTFs, HOLDDATA, etc. > > > > -- > John: > Between the Auditor and the CEO they are of one voice. No outside data > (include DVD’s) are allowed. They have been quite vocal in this and > insists it be their way or noway. > Ed > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
