Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-15 Thread Ed Philbrook
Clark et al, Depending on the degree of modifications, isn't it a major negative that mods to a COTS package have to be reapplied or reworked for every upgrade to the package? EdP Clark Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 02/14/2008 07:56

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-15 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Philbrook) writes: Clark et al, Depending on the degree of modifications, isn't it a major negative that mods to a COTS package have to be reapplied or reworked

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-15 Thread Clark Morris
On 15 Feb 2008 08:38:11 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: Clark et al, Depending on the degree of modifications, isn't it a major negative that mods to a COTS package have to be reapplied or reworked for every upgrade to the package? It depends on what the customization is and how is

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-14 Thread Steve Comstock
Don Leahy wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Steve Comstock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry. What is COTS? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. Commercial Off The Shelf. It is the 'silver bullet' solution du jour in the organization that I work for. Ahh! We

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-14 Thread Don Leahy
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Steve Comstock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry. What is COTS? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. Commercial Off The Shelf. It is the 'silver bullet' solution du jour in the organization that I work for.

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-14 Thread Don Leahy
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Steve Comstock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don Leahy wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Steve Comstock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry. What is COTS? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. Commercial

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-14 Thread Clark Morris
On 14 Feb 2008 09:42:02 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: Don Leahy wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Steve Comstock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry. What is COTS? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. Commercial Off The Shelf. It is the

COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-13 Thread Clark Morris
On 13 Feb 2008 08:21:59 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-13 Thread Steve Comstock
Clark Morris wrote: On 13 Feb 2008 08:21:59 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re:

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-13 Thread Tom Schmidt
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:00:38 -0700, Steve Comstock wrote: Clark Morris wrote: On 13 Feb 2008 08:21:59 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main John wrote: -Original Message- On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:49 AM Subject: Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe

Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to ZIP a mainframe file.

2008-02-13 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Comstock) writes: Sorry. What is COTS? commercial off the shelf ... i believe coined by somebody in gov. sometime around the early 80s ... as alternative to