Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Dave Wade
--- Ray Mullins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Two is a number. :-) Actually so is "0" (perhaps).. > > Not IBM-specific, but S/390 architecture specific: > the smaller > Fujitsu-Siemens SX series are really non-Intel Sun > boxes running an I have run Hercules on my old SparcStation 20... > em

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Dave Wade
--- Adam Thornton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 20, 2006, at 2:57 PM, Dave Wade wrote: > > > > > http://musicm.mcgill.ca/sim390 > > > > Well, OK...a *partial* emulator. Or not... It does provide additional facilities, such as emulating the (VM?) IUCV interface to TCP/IP... > > > > http

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Ray Mullins
Two is a number. :-) Not IBM-specific, but S/390 architecture specific: the smaller Fujitsu-Siemens SX series are really non-Intel Sun boxes running an emulator, with BS2000/OSD and VM2000 running on top. (The S-series are real boxes.) I think that F-S may also have some Intel boxes doing this

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jul 20, 2006, at 2:57 PM, Dave Wade wrote: http://musicm.mcgill.ca/sim390 Well, OK...a *partial* emulator. http://www.platform-solutions.com/products.php And I forgot about these guys. Adam

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Dave Wade
--- Adam Thornton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 20, 2006, at 12:52 PM, Anne & Lynn Wheeler > wrote: > > > re: > > http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#44 Any > resources on VLIW? > > http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#47 Any > resources on VLIW? > > > > as an aside ... some number of

Re: OSA Express, ZVM TCPIP, and Security

2006-07-20 Thread Dave Wade
--- Richard Troth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've heard C referred to as a glorified assembler. Ric (or should it be Rich its been a long time) When I was first introduced to "C" I thought that it was great. Firstly, if you were a beginer you could make all the mistakes that you make in high

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Gregg C Levine
Hello! We now need to ask, "Does Lynn mean a software emulator, or one who uses hardware on the PC to do both with the relevant software." As far as software only, there is the thing that Don Higgins wrote. In its paperwork he describes that it was used to run some part of a power station in Flori

Re: HCPCLS174E using VSE SA util tape

2006-07-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 07/20/2006 at 03:06 AST, "Edward M. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have a z890. z/VM 4.3 and VSE/ESA 2.6.1 > > We attempting to IPL from the VSE SA utility tape (under z/VM) > I get > HCP174E Paging I/O error; IPL failed

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jul 20, 2006, at 12:52 PM, Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote: re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#44 Any resources on VLIW? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#47 Any resources on VLIW? as an aside ... some number of the relatively recent 370 emulators written for intel platforms have quot

Re: HCPCLS174E using VSE SA util tape

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Walter
I've seen similar results when IPLing a 2nd level z/VM system and the page packs were linked R/O.  Sure you have them R/W? Mike Walter Hewitt Associates "Edward M. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" 07/20/2006 02:06 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM O

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
John Ahlstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Lynn: > > Can you point us to any information on 138/148 microprogramming and > microarchitecture? Examples of the 10:1 microcode to 370 instruction > expansion would be fascinating. re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#44 Any resources on VLIW?

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#44 Any resources on VLIW? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006n.html#47 Any resources on VLIW? as an aside ... some number of the relatively recent 370 emulators written for intel platforms have quoted avg. instruction ratio numbers around 10:1 also (have to

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread John Ahlstrom
Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote: Brian Inglis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: -- snip snip concurrent with VAMPS effort was "ECPS" for 370 138&148. ECPS did some more stuff like VMA on the 158 (direct supervisor state instruction execution) ... but it also identified parts of the hypervisor kernel and m

Re: Any resources on VLIW?

2006-07-20 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
Brian Inglis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Might be relevant if Lynn Wheeler could expand on the unreleased VAMPS > microcode to speed up 370 SMP, and also provided logical processors > with similarities to those on current zSeries LPARs, although that may > just have dropped parts of 370 sequentia

HCPCLS174E using VSE SA util tape

2006-07-20 Thread Edward M. Martin
Hello Everyone,     We have a z890.  z/VM 4.3  and VSE/ESA 2.6.1     We attempting to IPL from the VSE SA utility tape (under z/VM) I get   MSG HCPCLS174E All Help Information   c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2002

Re: OSA Express, ZVM TCPIP, and Security

2006-07-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 07/20/2006 at 12:40 EST, Alan Ackerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To the extent that large parts of the VM TCP/IP stack are written in C, the > exposure exists. I'm > sure that IBM is well aware of this, and I hope they have found and plugged all > such holes, but there can be n

Re: Oneway password encryption

2006-07-20 Thread Rob van der Heij
On 7/20/06, Hughes, Jim - OIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One of our applications needs a subroutine to create a oneway encrypted password whose length can vary from 10-20 characters. If the md5 in CMS Pipelines is not suitable for you, I might be able to wrap up the SHA-1 that I recently coded

Re: RSU 0601

2006-07-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 07/20/2006 at 11:43 AST, Jim Bohnsack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A month or two ago, I asked on the list if there was going to be one last > RSU for z/VM 4.4 before it went out of service at the end of September. We > are still on 4.4 and will have to be on it until Feb. or so of

Re: Oneway password encryption

2006-07-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 07/20/2006 at 10:31 AST, "Hughes, Jim - OIT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of our applications needs a subroutine to create a oneway encrypted > password whose length can vary from 10-20 characters. > > Does anyone have one they can share or a pointer to where I may find > one? I'

RSU 0601

2006-07-20 Thread Jim Bohnsack
A month or two ago, I asked on the list if there was going to be one last RSU for z/VM 4.4 before it went out of service at the end of September. We are still on 4.4 and will have to be on it until Feb. or so of next year when we get a z/something. I had put RSU 0501 on the system last Novembe

Re: Oneway password encryption

2006-07-20 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, Jim. For a one way encryption, I would think some sort of hash or message digest function might fit the bill. Look up MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512. Hope this helps. DJ Hughes, Jim - OIT wrote: One of our applications needs a subroutine to create a oneway encrypted password whose leng

Re: More Ancient History: source for 3420 cleaning fluid?

2006-07-20 Thread Leif Rundberget
The really good cleaning fluid, was issued by STK and a few other third party hardware vendors, was Freon based. But you cannot get it anymore, it has been banned because it damages the ozone layer. So your stuck with denatured alcohol now. Leif David Boyes wrote: Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:48:

Oneway password encryption

2006-07-20 Thread Hughes, Jim - OIT
One of our applications needs a subroutine to create a oneway encrypted password whose length can vary from 10-20 characters. Does anyone have one they can share or a pointer to where I may find one? I'd like it to be written in assembler. Thanks. ___ Jim Hughes 603-271-5586

Re: VSE/VSAM

2006-07-20 Thread Levy, Alan
Try this link http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/bkserv/zvsepdf/ Alan Levy VM/Linux Administrator W: 718-403-8020 C: 347-401-4629 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Zervos Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:59 A

VSE/VSAM

2006-07-20 Thread Mary Zervos
Anyone know where I could find an install guide, program directory, etc. to install VSE/VSAM for z/VM 4.4? I've been out on IBM's website but am having no luck finding information. Thanks, Mary Zervos VM Systems Programmer Binghamton University [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: New DASD questions cross post

2006-07-20 Thread Edward M. Martin
Hello,     Yes, intend to have the DDR BACKUPs from the weekend, and two standalone utility tapes available. Thanks for the CPVOL LIST UNIT(addr) NOVERIFY. I forgot about that.   Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 From:

Re: OSA Express, ZVM TCPIP, and Security

2006-07-20 Thread Richard Troth
I've heard C referred to as a glorified assembler.  That's no insult.  Fond as I am of IBM assembler,  it's useless on PA-RISC, Power, INTeL, so on.  Fond as I am of assembler  (more control,  more efficient)  I use C as often as I can because it approaches the capabilities of assembler but wider

Re: New DASD questions cross post

2006-07-20 Thread pfa
How about IPLing Stand-Alone ICKDSF from a tape.  You could issue a      CPVOL LIST UNIT(addr) NOVERIFY command. That would list your IPLable volume and display the Volume Serial and  Allocation Map. And  if it is not in CP format, it will also tell you.. "Edward M. Martin" <[EM

Re: More Ancient History: source for 3420 cleaning fluid?

2006-07-20 Thread Jim Bohnsack
I got this from my IBM CE this a.m. Try to get 97% pure isopropyl alcohol Regards, John Pooler Customer engineer At 03:15 PM 7/19/2006, you wrote: The pint can I have lists isopropyl alcohol, some carbon tet, and a few other chemicals. If the alcohol is Good Enough, I can get that.=20 If yo