Obviously a "management" decision.
Phil ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:50 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: IBM ServiceLink greenscreen to be discontinued March 31, 2007 Here we go again. Noticed on IBMLink (yes, using the reliable, productive greenscreen version) today, 02 Jan 2007: ---<snip>--- Withdrawl of VM ServiceLink Access to ServiceLink via the VM mode (green screen) will be removed on March 31, 2007. ServiceLink will only be available through: www.ibm.com/ibmlink The internet version of ServiceLink has been embraced by our customers as a safe and secure method of obtaining technical support and software maintenance for their zSeries system. Many new features have been added to the ServiceLink applications on the web that are not on the VM version. These enhanced features include: a) A tailored fix package for preventive and corrective service. b) A more comprehensive Search which includes additional technical support libraries. c) An improved PTF ordering capability in PSP Since ServiceLink VM is being removed, there will be no changes made to the ServiceLink vm code to support the new 2007 daylight saving time extension. ---<snip>--- I used to complain that most VM users could not do anything that didn't get mapped directly to a PFkey. I really **like** the command line! I don't want to be turned into a systems janitor, only knowing which buttons to push while not knowing what's going on under the covers. When someone changes the buttons, stuff stops working the same and precious time is lost trying to find the latest magic button to push. Am I the *only* one who still prefers the stable, unchanging 3270 greenscreen access to IBMLink? The screens do not change, so you can continue to find information the way that has always worked: QUICKLY! "The internet version of ServiceLink has been embraced by our customers" -- well, not this one! This is one "withdrawl" (sic) pain that I can really live without. Does it really cost IBM anything to support the **unchanging** greenscreen IBMLink? I don't know of any reason that I should give a rat's patoot about the "vm code to support the new 2007 daylight saving time extension." IMHO that really sounds like a weak attempt to find a justification for abandoning something that still works perfectly. Happy New Year! BAH HUMBUG!! Mike (not starting the new year off happily) Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
