Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40 (Resoloved!)

Lizette Koehler wrote: >It took awhile but we found the culprit. One of my coworkers ran a compress against a production file during prime time. John Eels got it right as usual with this: 'Also, note that other address spaces using the same data set might get be upset by the compress, particu

Re: Virginia DOT outage

At 20:25 -0400 on 09/01/2010, J R wrote about Re: Virginia DOT outage: > ... police are not sighting people who are stopped and found to have recently expired licenses.  If the police are not sighting them, how are they stopping them -- and how do they know their licences are recently expire

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

>I remember, in 1981, it was still called SPF. The name changed in the mid 1980's, IIRC. - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

Maybe I'm misremembering but I'm sure I was using SPF, not ISPF, in or around 1974 -- and that *was* developed within IBM. > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:17:07 + > From: bi...@mainstar.com > Subject: Re: Set numbers off permanently. > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > Native TSO itself had barely

Re: Virginia DOT outage

> ... police are not sighting people who are stopped and found to have recently > expired licenses. If the police are not sighting them, how are they stopping them -- and how do they know their licences are recently expired? ;-) > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:06:05 -0500 > From: ibmsysp...@g

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

Native TSO itself had barely crawled out of the primordial ooze in the early 1970s. By 1975 I was working with the first full-screen editor running under TSO that I ever did, and it was not developed by IBM. And the only thing supported in full-screen mode was editing. The first time I worked

Re: Changing the size of the TFS

You will need to unmount it, then mount the new (re-sized) TFS. This can be done any time - same as any other mount. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the me

Re: Virginia DOT outage

>In all those story links, there was no mention at all that their DR plan was >even invoked. >Maybe it wasn't deemed to be a significant enough failure to warrant >executing their DR plan ??? If a seven day outage isn't enough, what would it take? A nuclear first strike? In my view, this is p

Re: Virginia DOT outage

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:18:19 EDT, Ed Finnell wrote: >In a message dated 9/1/2010 2:33:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >writes: > >doesn't this say more about the disaster recovery >scenario than anything else? > >>> >More like never been tested under load. > In all those story links, there was no

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:10 PM, William H. Blair wrote: > It would, in fact, be 1976, to be specific about it. I was giving it a few years -- it has evolved a TINY bit. -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---

Re: Virginia DOT outage

In a message dated 9/1/2010 2:33:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gada...@charter.net writes: doesn't this say more about the disaster recovery scenario than anything else? >> More like never been tested under load. -- F

Changing the size of the TFS

Can the size of the TFS be changed only at IPL time? John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

| >Because ISPF is 1980s technology? | | ITYM 1970's. It would, in fact, be 1976, to be specific about it. -- WB -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the mes

Re: Virginia DOT outage

>What we can learn here is to be more careful when using "modern" storage >systems. They are more a computer system than storage today. And it is no >matter if you have a mainframe or a Nintendo server. Both we need data to >work. This has nothing to do with "modern" storage systems, and everythin

I am Curious

I am curious how many sites that used CA CoolGen, Host Encyclopedia, All Fusion Gen, or whatever it is called now, have converted off of this or quit developing new apps under it. Bob This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it i

Source for microprocessor nomenclature on z10 and z196

Does anybody have a source for the official nomenclature of the microprocessors on the z10 and z196? Thanks. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT Atid/2 We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spa

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

In , on 08/31/2010 at 08:57 PM, zMan said: >Because ISPF is 1980s technology? ITYM 1970's. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM?

In , on 09/01/2010 at 01:46 AM, "Robert A. Rosenberg" said: >I think LINKAGE=SYSTEM requires the user to be in Authorized state. Wouldn't that apply to LINKAGE=BRANCH rather than LINKAGE=SYSTEM? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

In , on 08/31/2010 at 04:51 PM, Paul Gilmartin said: >It's only trying to help you. That's what I call a "Mollie Malone": She died of a faever from which none could save her and that was the end of sweet Mollie Malone We all know what is paved with good intentions. --

Re: format of STCK instruction

In , on 08/31/2010 at 10:34 PM, john gilmore said: >We have, I believe, an obligation to mention the defects of >approaches canvassed here; Some readers don't want to hear about it. But it's not my dog. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: mainframe batch consumer of web service

Might be an interesting way to get our Java z/OS feet wet. I'm thinking we might have an OO COBOL program for the business part of the application call Java for the web services access. Could be fun! :-) Thanks, Frank On 9/1/2010 at 12:56 PM, in message , Kirk Wolf wrote: > You can do it in

Re: isolating sensitive data in coupling facility

>No "foreign" CF can be connected to the sysplex, even if physically connected via coupling links. This is correct. But, if you connect 'foreign' CF's up to a SYSPLEX, it will poll them, causing performance problems on the 'PLEX where they are active. Our hardware guys went connectivity/symmetr

Oracle mainframe gateways

Now that Oracle is no longer enhancing their z/OS database server and client applications I was surprised to see that they apparently are still enhancing their "gateway" products; specifically "Oracle Gateway for IMS" and "Oracle Gateway for VSAM". Anyone use these? Anyone know Oracle's future

O/T IBM to Ship World's Fastest Computer Chip

TECHNOLOGYIBM to Ship World's Fastest Computer ChipBy Jennifer BootonPublished September 01, 2010| FOXBusiness  Print  Email  Share  Comments (0)  Text Size  International Business Machines (IBM: 125.76 ,+2.76 ,+2.24%) ticked up more than 2.3% early Wednesday after announcing it will begin shipp

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40 (Resoloved!)

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:41:16 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:02:23 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: > >>It took awhile but we found the culprit. One of my coworkers ran a compress against a production file during prime time. >> >>That process is being reviewed and appropriate cha

Re: 3270 Emulator Software

dalelmil...@comcast.net (Dale Miller) writes: > Actually, this is a reflection on Lynn Wheeler's contribution of 8/30. re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010m.html#80 3270 Emulator Software in that period ... the executive responsible for IMS had left and joined a large financial institution in the

Re: Virginia DOT outage

What we can learn here is to be more careful when using "modern" storage systems. They are more a computer system than storage today. And it is no matter if you have a mainframe or a Nintendo server. Both we need data to work. So if you set up your DB2 or IMS, be careful to spread logs over differ

Re: Enterprise Cobol

Guy, What was to LE ptf that was not available and what was the symptom of your problem? Regards Otto Schumacher   HP Enterprise Services Infrastructure Specialist Ahold Account CICS & Capacity Technical Support P.O. Box 6462 2000 Wade Hampton Blvd. LC1-302 Greenville,  South Carolina, 29606 Cel

Re: mainframe batch consumer of web service

Frank, You can consume web services in Java batch job with JZOS (free / included in the IBM Java SDK), but you would probably want a web services client implementation in the language of the rest of your batch application. There is an example in the JZOS Cookbook which uses the Apache Axis2 frame

Security (was: 3270 ... )

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:17:04 -0700, Dale Miller wrote: > >the smartass in me wanted to point out that I had the authority to >create a tape on the machine where the source code resided, and mail >it to a customer. This facility was there to enable us to send >emergency fixes to customers. If I wante

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40 (Resoloved!)

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:02:23 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: >It took awhile but we found the culprit. One of my coworkers ran a compress >against a production file during prime time. > >That process is being reviewed and appropriate changes will go into place. > >Thanks everyone who helped me. I

Re: Virginia DOT outage

Did you see the quote at the bottom of their Web page ( Looks like a typical Fox channel comment ) ? Here it is (Cut and pasted into this email ) : Note: Earlier reports that 27 agencies were impacted were incorrect. The correct number is 26. The 27th system impacted was Northrop Grumman. A

Virginia DOT outage

Regardless of the cause, doesn't this say more about the disaster recovery scenario than anything else? Adam -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the me

Re: Virginia DOT outage

http://www.vita.virginia.gov/about/default.aspx?id=12596 Nice timeline and recovery status Appears to have been a major failure of an EMC DMX-3 frame -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Avram Friedman Sent: Wednesday, Septemb

Re: Virginia DOT outage

>From Info Week: "VITA said on Friday that it had successfully repaired the EMC DMX-3 storage area network (SAN) responsible for the outage. Thirteen percent of the state's file servers failed as a result of the SAN going down." Also Info Week: " The outage happened when an EMC storage area

Re: 3270 Emulator Software

Actually, this is a reflection on Lynn Wheeler's contribution of 8/30. I was hired by a contracting firm to work in the IMS support center at the offsite facility referred to by Lynn. The staff at that time had 327x terminals. I was lucky enough to be part of a test program which put a PC w

Re: H/w vs S/W Encryption?

The new protected key will perform a whole lot better than the previous secure key. But I think you'll find the outboard is still faster and is less impact in general. It is just a "tad" (I think it is 1%.. anyone?) slower in performance for the tape encryption on the IBM tape drives than wri

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

Lizette Koehler wrote: I am not sure where to go with this abend. So if you could give me some pointers, that would be great. The errors are IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB BECAUSE OF AN I/O ERROR. IEW4005I FETCH FOR MODULE MYLOAD1 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB FAILED B

Re: mainframe batch consumer of web service

You can do it in batch with Java and JZOS (and free). There is an example in the JZOS Cookbook which uses the Apache Axis2 framework. The JZOS Cookbook can be downloaded from the JZOS alphaWorks site: http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/zosjavabatchtk Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovet

Re: isolating sensitive data in coupling facility

Duplexing does allocate the structure in at least 2 CFs that you specify (still governed by the CFRM). You will need additional Links among the physical CFs to implement Duplexing. Be aware: this is quite a bit of overhead for Duplexing. zNorman -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Di

Re: mainframe batch consumer of web service

Web Services for IDMS from Formula Opensoft. The request goes through IDMS, which is a pre-requisite. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: isolating sensitive data in coupling facility

W dniu 2010-09-01 13:32, Patrick Kappeler pisze: You are absolutely Right Scott: if we have to go this way then we'll have also to introduce segregation among z/OS images. Now, I should maybe point out that we are just now in the process of anticipating what kind of restrictions we would have to

Re: How to determine use of RLSE in dataset allocation

Does the DD statement that specifies MOD also specify RLSE? When the dataset runs out of space, is it because of 16 extents or no more usable room on the pack? What is the secondary extent type (blocks, tracks, cylinders, other)? Does your shop run a "space recovery utility" periodically to t

Virginia DOT outage

As many of you may know the State of Virginia has been dealing with a major computer system outage impacting 24 departments. The outage has extended over 7 business days with no estimated time for repair. Most of the press that I have seen discusses driver license renewals being down to the exte

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40 (Resoloved!)

It took awhile but we found the culprit. One of my coworkers ran a compress against a production file during prime time. That process is being reviewed and appropriate changes will go into place. Thanks everyone who helped me. I thought I knew, I just wasn't sure I knew. But I knew. ;-) Li

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

Sent this to the newsgroup instead of the list the first time, sorry if you get it twice. On 9/1/2010 12:31 PM, Richard Peurifoy wrote: Can you cause the STC to close and re-open the dataset? Obviously not thinking clearly when I wrote this as you said it was a STEPLIB. -- Richard

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

On 9/1/2010 11:51 AM, Lizette Koehler wrote: I am not sure where to go with this abend. So if you could give me some pointers, that would be great. The errors are IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB BECAUSE OF AN I/O ERROR. IEW4005I FETCH FOR MODULE MYLOAD1 FROM DD

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

On 09/01/10 12:47, Lizette Koehler wrote: I am not sure where to go with this abend. So if you could give me some pointers, that would be great. The errors are IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB BECAUSE OF AN I/O ERROR. IEW4005I FETCH FOR MODULE MYLOAD1 FROM DDNAM

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

In a message dated 9/1/2010 11:50:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: Am I going in the right direction? >> If you've got PDS command===> ver m:n for all PDS's in STEPLIB concatenation. If that works, might need LISTVTOCs on the packs to see if we've got ove

Re: z196 on Fox News web site

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Kelman, Tom wrote: > Personally I loved the way the article talks about silicon and germanium > as though they are brand new, just discovered materials.  I think I > learned about silicon (atomic number 14) and germanium (atomic number > 32) when I was in high scho

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 12:47 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: > IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB BECAUSE > OF AN I/O ERROR. Just a SWAG, but when does STEPLIB get opened? Once by the initiator, or at every LOAD? If the former then perhaps your steplib went into extents

Re: where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM

Chris Craddock wrote: If you're just writing plain old problem state code there's no advantage unless you are also running in AR mode (supported by STORAGE, but not by any of the forms of GETMAIN) However, if you're writing code that runs in the dark and scary places then STORAGE is a way be

Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

I am not sure where to go with this abend. So if you could give me some pointers, that would be great. The errors are IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB BECAUSE OF AN I/O ERROR. IEW4005I FETCH FOR MODULE MYLOAD1 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB FAILED BECAU

Re: fopen("*",...)

I agree with Gil: fopen("*") should create a Posix file. But if you read the doc, carefully, it says: "Specifying a data set name of * on a call to fopen() or freopen() while you are running under z/OS batch or IMS online or batch."(and not "Specify a file path name of * ). So, it could

Re: z196 on Fox News web site

Personally I loved the way the article talks about silicon and germanium as though they are brand new, just discovered materials. I think I learned about silicon (atomic number 14) and germanium (atomic number 32) when I was in high school, and that's a long time ago. Tom Kelman Capacity Plan

Re: z196 on Fox News web site

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:09 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: z196 on Fox News web site > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:02 AM, McKown, John > wrote: > >

Re: isolating sensitive data in coupling facility

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:32:33 -0500, Patrick Kappeler wrote: >I just wanted to give some context information related to my question. >Hence just knowing the answer to the question "can anybody confirm that a >structure will **never** be allocated in a CF not in the preference list (be it >for initia

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Charles Mills wrote: > Wow, is this all confusing. (And yes, I imagine maintaining the source -- > two sources, assembler and PL/S, right? -- for GETMAIN is even more > confusing.) > > So STORAGE is just GETMAIN in disguise. I knew it provided the same sort of > fu

Re: z196 on Fox News web site

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:02 AM, McKown, John wrote: > http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/01/ibm-unveils-worlds-fastest-microprocessor/ > > It's even accurate, to the extent that is says much of anything. Sort of: "IBM plans to ship the processors in a new ultrahigh-end workstation, called zE

Re: format of STCK instruction

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:36:14 +, john gilmore wrote: >Others have dealt with the substance of Paul Gilmartin's post. I will limit >myself to noting that its content is both preposterous and contrary to much >IBM documentation. > Preposterous? Because I agree with a passage in the PoOp and w

Re: fopen("*",...)

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:16:12 -0500, Etienne Thijsse wrote: > >I don't have a problem opening SYSOUT datasets, its just that I don't >understand what it is that fopen("*"..) is actually opening, and I'd like to >understand it :-). > In POSIX mode, I'd expect it to open (create) a UNIX file named * in

Re: STCK instruction format

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:39:37 +, john gilmore wrote: >Paul Gilmartin's speculations about a possible signed format for STCKE values >give free rein to his imagination; but, like traditional STCK values, those of >fully operational STCKE values are all but certain to be unsigned, no least >bec

Re: mainframe batch consumer of web service

Frank, our z/Ware 2.0 product can be used to do this with a simple program call to our batch API. The batch programmer does not need to know anything about Web Services, XML or even TCP/IP. CICS is also supported. Chuck Arney illustro Systems International, LLC http://www.illustro.com Internet-e

Re: mainframe batch consumer of web service

Frank, I am currently working on such a product: Uniface 9. When finished, it will be able to call out to web services, and expose web services to the world. But its not finished yet... Etienne On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:12:41 -0600, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >Anyone out there have mainframe batch

Re: fopen("*",...)

Thanks Kirk, I don't have a problem opening SYSOUT datasets, its just that I don't understand what it is that fopen("*"..) is actually opening, and I'd like to understand it :-). Thanks, Etienne On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:07:55 -0500, Kirk Wolf wrote: >I haven't tried this form of fopen(), but

mainframe batch consumer of web service

Anyone out there have mainframe batch programs that consume distributed web services? What are you using? Java? EXCI and CICS web service client? Vendor product? Something else? Thanks, Frank -- Frank Swarbrick Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Co

Re: fopen("*",...)

I haven't tried this form of fopen(), but I often use BPXWDYN or dynalloc() from C to dynamically allocate a SYSOUT dataset to a DD, and then fopen("//DD:MYDD"). Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Etienne Thijsse wrote: > Hi, > > I tried someth

Re: How to determine use of RLSE in dataset allocation

> I need to determine this for an existing sequential dataset. I see > where use of RLSE is indicated in the JFCB, > but not in a DSCB. I must be missing something. Thanks to all who responded. I was having a problem with this dataset, which I must have originally allocated with RLSE: DA

z196 on Fox News web site

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/01/ibm-unveils-worlds-fastest-microprocessor/ It's even accurate, to the extent that is says much of anything. John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-322

fopen("*",...)

Hi, I tried something I read in the IBM doc (XL C/C++ Programming Guide): z/OS XL C/C++ supports opening SYSOUT data sets in two ways: 1 ... 2 Specifying a data set name of * on a call to fopen() or freopen() while you are running under z/OS batch or IMS online or batch. So, I tried

Re: 123 extents and VTOC fmt 3

The limits of 123 extents and 59 volumes for any one data set are both a result of the design of I/O-related system control blocks in the early 1960s for release 1 of OS/360, namely the TIOT and the DEB. VSAM was developed long after OS release 1 became GA, and until the advent of VSAM the limi

Re: STCK instruction format

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:39:37 +, john gilmore wrote: >surrendering a bit for a gratuitous sign would halve the >capacity of the ETOD clock. > yeah, it would only be good for 18 thousand years, then it would have to be extended again. -- Tom Marchant -

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM

Thanks all. Yes, I meant Authorized Assembler Services. (The only one that has a SET-WTO volume.) Wow, is this all confusing. (And yes, I imagine maintaining the source -- two sources, assembler and PL/S, right? -- for GETMAIN is even more confusing.) So STORAGE is just GETMAIN in disguise. I kn

Re: STCK instruction format

Paul Gilmartin's speculations about a possible signed format for STCKE values give free rein to his imagination; but, like traditional STCK values, those of fully operational STCKE values are all but certain to be unsigned, no least because surrendering a bit for a gratuitous sign would halve th

Re: Index of IBM announcement letters?

Used to be out there in the IBM Pubs pages, a complete history going back to the dark ages. That's what I thought I had but after I posted I realized it was just very recent stuff. Assume you've asked the Google and all that? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: format of STCK instruction

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:50:18 -0400, Jim Mulder wrote: > > IEATTIME (service routine for TIME and STCKCONV) and >IEATCNVT(service routine for CONVTOD) currently do not process the >high order byte of an ETOD value. > Thanks. And a while back I went to the trouble of writing a program to test STCKCO

Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

Correction: I that was Noxzema, not Burma Shave. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software) Forgo

Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Staller, Allan > > Forgot Burma Shave - Take it off! Take it all off! > > > How about the commercials? > > Ovaltine, N-E-S-T-L-E-S, 20 Mule Team Borax, Brylcreem (A Little Dab'll Do > Ya!), Ipana Toothpaste with >

Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:55 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software) > > Forgot Burma Shave - Take it off! Take

Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

Forgot Burma Shave - Take it off! Take it all off! How about the commercials? Ovaltine, N-E-S-T-L-E-S, 20 Mule Team Borax, Brylcreem (A Little Dab'll Do Ya!), Ipana Toothpaste with Bucky Beaver (Brusha... Brusha... Brusha. Get the New Ipana - it's dandy for your teeth!), LSMFT, Show us your L

Re: Index of IBM announcement letters?

In <00e101cb4860$46f6f0c0$d4e4d2...@org>, on 08/30/2010 at 09:27 AM, Charles Mills said: >http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/apilite?infotype=an&infosubt=ca&lastdays=7&; >ctvwcode=us&hitlimit=200&appname=USN# Thanks; it's helpful for the newer stuff. I'd still like an index of the announcemen

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM

(FWIW, The reference is apparently to the Authorized Assembler Services Reference, not the Assembler Services Reference) These documentation points are the sorts of errors that I encourage you to bring to our attention by the supported mechanisms, not IBM-Main. Of course if there's a problem yo

Re: Nostalgia

robert.richa...@opm.gov (Richards, Robert B.) writes: > This thread just proves most of us are getting or already are... *old*! :-) > > How about the commercials? > > Ovaltine, N-E-S-T-L-E-S, 20 Mule Team Borax, Brylcreem (A Little > Dab'll Do Ya!), Ipana Toothpaste with Bucky Beaver > (Brusha...

Re: isolating sensitive data in coupling facility

You are absolutely Right Scott: if we have to go this way then we'll have also to introduce segregation among z/OS images. Now, I should maybe point out that we are just now in the process of anticipating what kind of restrictions we would have to deal with while putting together a project, fo

Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

This thread just proves most of us are getting or already are... *old*! :-) How about the commercials? Ovaltine, N-E-S-T-L-E-S, 20 Mule Team Borax, Brylcreem (A Little Dab'll Do Ya!), Ipana Toothpaste with Bucky Beaver (Brusha... Brusha... Brusha. Get the New Ipana - it's dandy for your teeth!

Re: How often do you upgrade your zOS operating system?

W dniu 2010-08-31 22:49, Michael Seeman pisze: We also upgrade on a two year schedule. Our clients have mandated intensive testing requirements, so testing and deployment is pretty much a half year effort at best. How often? To often! I change OS and hardware much more frequently than my PC,

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM?

> I think LINKAGE=SYSTEM requires the user to be in Authorized state. > If I am correct, you need to look in the Authorized Services Manual > (just like you would for other Authorized User Parms of macros that > can also be used in non-Authorized mode). LINKAGE=SYSTEM (and LINKAGE=SVC) do not

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM?

> Some problems solved by looking at the V1R12.0 PDF online. LINKAGE=SYSTEM is > documented, but BRANCH=SVC is still there, and no discussion of LINKAGE for > STORAGE RELEASE. > > Charles > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Beha

Re: format of STCK instruction

> Assuming you are referring to the statement that the ETOD as currently > defined will still overflow at the same time as the old TOD clock, this > statement is technically correct although it is also clearly stated by > IBM that the obvious extension into the high-order zero byte is planned > for

Re: Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM?

At 18:10 -0700 on 08/31/2010, Charles Mills wrote about Where doc for STORAGE LINKAGE=SYSTEM?: I'm looking at page 119 of z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Assembler Services SET-WTO, the STORAGE macro. There is a very brief mention of LINKAGE=SYSTEM. However, at the beginning of the chapter, where it discusses