The one-pack MUSIC system does run on real hardware, well it does run a current CP (tried it on 4.3 with the DASD overlaid on V-disk). I didn't have real FBA devices to try that portion.
On 5/8/07, Dave Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone written a third party OS that can > easily replace CMS? > > None are "easy" replacements, but IMHO there are > several possible > candidates: > > MUSIC > Linux > Solaris (coming soon) > > Only MUSIC is really "CMS-like". The other two are > obvious Unix > derivatives, and would require retooling or > emulation of the CMS DIAG > API. Music is availble for download from :- http://www.geocities.com/sim390/ but I am not sure if you can run this version on real hardware. Some one else mentioned the original VM/370 CMS. This won't run on modern hardware as its strictly 370 mode only and is pretty primitive in many ways. Its limited to original 800 byte blocked file system so no FBA devices and very small minidisks for CMS. None of the things that make CMS what it is today. No full screen input (diag58), no IUCV, no REXX (or even EXEC2), and no XEDIT/FILELIST etc etc. Perhaps a "better" way would be to enhance Don Higgins Z390 (www.z390.org) tool so it would generate real object decks, and have some way of gluing that directly into CP.... There is also Wylbur and MTS. as far as I know neither MTS is not available but "Super Wylbur" might be at cost. e are available at present. However assuming VM is to continue then we we will probably be "forced" into using whatever IBM supply to maintain it... > Linux would be consistent with other things > going on in the > industry and inside IBM, and Solaris would ...well, > just be weird. > > The key bit would be the presence of REXX and Pipes, > IMHO. The other > external commands could be built on a piece-by-piece > basis, but there's > a lot of logic for CMS users that really depends on > those two parts. > Dave. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
