Re: Item on TPF

2010-02-28 Thread Frank Swarbrick
On 2/27/2010 at 8:13 AM, in message listserv%201002270913195378.0...@bama.ua.edu, Eric Bielefeld eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com wrote: I'm curious. How much more does z/OS cost than z/VSE? An approximate percentage is good enough. I have no idea. I'm just an apps guy. What are your reasons for

Cobol for OS/390 VM V1r2 still supported

2010-02-28 Thread Itschak Mugzach
Is IBM cobol for OS/390 VM v1r2 is still supported under regular support terms? If so, is there any drop from support date? ITschak -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Cobol for OS/390 VM V1r2 still supported

2010-02-28 Thread David Stephens
Hi Itschak, The place to look is IBMs Software Support Lifecycle page (http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/index_a_z.html). David Stephens Lead Systems Programmer d...@longpelaexpertise.com.au www.longpelaexpertise.com.au http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/images/logo.gif

Re: Cobol for OS/390 VM V1r2 still supported

2010-02-28 Thread Itschak Mugzach
Thanks. It look like it is not supported anymore. ITschak On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 2:45 PM, David Stephens d...@longpelaexpertise.com.au wrote: Hi Itschak, The place to look is IBMs Software Support Lifecycle page ( http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/index_a_z.html). David

Re: Cobol for OS/390 VM V1r2 still supported

2010-02-28 Thread George Young
Itschak Mugzach wrote: Is IBM cobol for OS/390 VM v1r2 is still supported under regular support terms? If so, is there any drop from support date? ITschak -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: Red Alert: All TCPIP users on z/OS 1.11 (2010.02.26)

2010-02-28 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 6:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Red Alert: All TCPIP users on z/OS 1.11 (2010.02.26) I seem to remember a similar red alert last year

Re: What is a Server? (Was FTP Datahub Question)

2010-02-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In listserv%201002240949176433.0...@bama.ua.edu, on 02/24/2010 at 09:49 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com said: Size doesn't matter? For example, consider X11, where the terms are widely misused. Likewise SMTP. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position;

Re: What was old is new again (water chilled)

2010-02-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In m3y6irr6mo@garlic.com, on 02/17/2010 at 02:42 PM, Anne Lynn Wheeler l...@garlic.com said: As an aside, vm370 release 6 ... was the last free vm370 kernel ... the next release being vm/sp release 1 You don't consider SEPP (VM/SE) or BSEPP (VM/BSE) to be VM releases? -- Shmuel

Re: Need tool to zap core

2010-02-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 8s7ko59k15vnib8c1qkvaqo83dkjppj...@4ax.com, on 02/28/2010 at 09:48 AM, Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com said: Who suggested another case? Nobody suggested *any* case; you left it open. That makes it reasonable to take it as a general statement, rather than as one limited to a

Re: Adventure - Or Colossal Cave Adventure

2010-02-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4b89f3d6.60...@valley.net, on 02/27/2010 at 11:40 PM, Gerhard Postpischil gerh...@valley.net said: AFAIK, IBM distributed a type 3 program named RACS (Remote Access Computing System) in the mid sixties; Boston University modified that to develop RAX; and McGill modified it to MUSIC. I

Re: SHAREWARE at Its Finest

2010-02-28 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
jim.marsh...@opm.gov (Jim Marshall) writes: P.S. Getting the first of a new generation of IBM computer, the IBM 3032, made us a showplace besides being in the Pentagon. But 6 months later IBM shipped the first IBM 3033 to Singer up in New Jersey, we were obsolete and never got the IBM

Re: What was old is new again (water chilled)

2010-02-28 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well. shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net (Shmuel Metz , Seymour J.) writes: You don't consider SEPP (VM/SE) or BSEPP (VM/BSE) to be VM releases? re:

Re: Item on TPF

2010-02-28 Thread Ed Gould
From: Frank Swarbrick frank.swarbr...@efirstbank.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 2:52:46 AM Subject: Re: Item on TPF --SNIP--- In my opinion only. I could list probably 20 things I miss from VSE.

Re: What was old is new again (water chilled)

2010-02-28 Thread zMan
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net shmuel%2bibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: You don't consider SEPP (VM/SE) or BSEPP (VM/BSE) to be VM releases? (Basic) System Extensions Program Product? No, that would be an add-on.

Re: ServerPac share something amusing

2010-02-28 Thread John Mattson
Sorry. The first CHANGE PATH switches /Service/ and /, the second changes it right back. Looks like a waste to me, but maybe there is something I am missing. Scott Rowe scott.r...@joann.com Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 02/27/2010 07:23 PM Please respond to IBM

Re: Crazed idea: SDSF for z/Linux

2010-02-28 Thread Alan Altmark
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:26:44 -0500, Thompson, Steve steve_thomp...@stercomm.com wrote: I think we are talking about two different issues. Entirely possible. My apologies if I've misunderstood. Now, if you were to do this with a running system (z/Linux for instance), I'd think that the auditors

Re: ServerPac share something amusing

2010-02-28 Thread Tony Harminc
On 28 February 2010 20:52, John Mattson john_matt...@ea.epson.com wrote: Sorry.  The first CHANGE PATH switches /Service/ and /, the second changes it right back. Looks like a waste to me, but maybe there is something I am missing. The second may change more than just what the first change

Re: SHAREWARE at Its Finest

2010-02-28 Thread Tony Harminc
On 28 February 2010 16:13, Anne Lynn Wheeler l...@garlic.com wrote: they took the 158 integrated channel microcode and split it into separate (dedicated 158 engine) box for the 303x channel controller. the 3031 then becomes a 158 with just the 370 microcode and a 2nd/separate 158 with just

Re: SHAREWARE at Its Finest

2010-02-28 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well. t...@harminc.net (Tony Harminc) writes: I don't know how similar the 158 and 155 really were (certainly very different front panel implementations), but it's

Out of Office Mike Spires/AO/USR/FTU is out of the office.

2010-02-28 Thread Mike Spires
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