Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-17 Thread Rick Fochtman
Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:46:40 -0500, Rick Fochtman wrote: The proliferation of the PC has resulted in another proliferation: that of self-proclaimed "experts" that know next to nothing, but have loud voices. Ah, yes. I suspect we're all nostalgic for the pre-PC p

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-17 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Arthur Gutowski Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 7:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:08 -0400, Thompson, Steve wrote: >-Origi

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-17 Thread Arthur Gutowski
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:08 -0400, Thompson, Steve wrote: >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On >Behalf Of Schwarz, Barry A > >There is no more worse than worst. > > > >So does that mean that wurst is chopped liver? So, then, is the k

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-17 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:46:40 -0500, Rick Fochtman wrote: >... >The proliferation of the PC has resulted in another proliferation: that >of self-proclaimed "experts" that know next to nothing, but have loud >voices. >... Oh, come on! We've existed and proliferated long before PCs! :-) Pat O'K

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:46:40 -0500, Rick Fochtman wrote: > >The proliferation of the PC has resulted in another proliferation: that >of self-proclaimed "experts" that know next to nothing, but have loud >voices. > Ah, yes. I suspect we're all nostalgic for the pre-PC proliferation days when there

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Hey Rick. I live about 8 miles from lake Michigan. Let me know when they start that process! Eric (Sorry everyone - I couldn't resist) Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 - Original Message - From: "Rick Fochtman" Yes there is worse than "wors

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen As I recall, our MP3000 was just a tad larger than a two drawer file cabinet. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Schwarz,

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Gainsford, Allen
> The Y2K office which coordinated all of the efforts for an oil company > I worked at got a report that its 2 fairly new supertankers had Y2K > vunerabilities (obviously they got fixed prior to Y2K). My small > town's volunteer fire department got a fix for one of their fire > engines for a maint

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Rick Fochtman
Schwarz, Barry A wrote: There is no more worse than worst. -Original Message- From: Chase, John Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen Like politicians, only worse

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Hal Merritt
bably be liable. -Original Message- From: Pommier, Rex R. Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen MP3000 with internal disk? Yes, I know the updates tell us that the computer wasn't a mainframe, but there are/were main

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Schwarz, Barry A Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen There is no more worse than worst. So does that mean that wurst is

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
There is no more worse than worst. -Original Message- From: Chase, John Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen Like politicians, only worse? -- For IBM

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
bably be liable. -Original Message- From: Pommier, Rex R. Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen MP3000 with internal disk? Yes, I know the updates tell us that the computer wasn't a mainframe, but there are/were mainframes

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > > [ snip ] > > > Another fine example of "know-nothings" trying to "inform" the general > public. Remember all the flap about Y2K causing power and water systems > to shut down? Your car no longer work

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Clark Morris
On 16 Jul 2009 09:48:19 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >> much snipped >> >Another fine example of "know-nothings" trying to "inform" the general >public. Remember all the flap about Y2K causing power and water systems >to shut down? Your car no longer working "because it's computer

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-16 Thread Rick Fochtman
Lizette Koehler wrote: From the Palistine Herold in Palestine TX. This was repeated in the Enterprise e-Mag. Apparently when you steal the "MAINFRAME" the data is on it. Lizette Mainframe computer stolen from local TVCC campus By PAUL STONE The Palestine Herald PALESTINE — A “mainfram

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-15 Thread Hal Merritt
July 15, 2009 12:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Article Mainframe Stolen They've updated it now, it wasn't a mainframe. But you can bet there will be be CIO's out there looking for mainframe security cables. :) MA http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-15 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
MP3000 with internal disk? Yes, I know the updates tell us that the computer wasn't a mainframe, but there are/were mainframes that had data in the frame of the machine - plus it has the benefit of being small enough to fairly easily steal. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-15 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Article Mainframe Stolen >From the Palistine Herold in Palestine TX. This was repeated in the Enterpr

Re: Article Mainframe Stolen

2009-07-15 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
They've updated it now, it wasn't a mainframe. But you can bet there will be be CIO's out there looking for mainframe security cables. :) MA http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090714/NEWS01/907149985/0/FRONTPAGE *UPDATE: Computer Theft at East Texas Campus Was Not Mainframe*