ooREXX, was : Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-20 Thread Gentry, Stephen
Chip, does ooREXX support PIPES? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Chip Davis Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:10 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? At the risk of ignoring his assertion about

Re: ooREXX, was : Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-20 Thread Dave Jones
] On Behalf Of Chip Davis Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:10 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? At the risk of ignoring his assertion about the length of this thread, Richard has provided the perfect opening for me to mention Open Object Rexx. :-) That's

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-17 Thread Chip Davis
At the risk of ignoring his assertion about the length of this thread, Richard has provided the perfect opening for me to mention Open Object Rexx. :-) That's the Open Source evolution of IBM Object REXX, supported by a team of developers lead by Rick McGuire (an original developer of IBM

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-17 Thread Chip Davis
Yes you have Harry, and we are very grateful for the hardware resources. Now if we had someone(s) with the necessary CMS and C/C++ skills (and time) to take a look at the software side of the portage, we might make some progress. -Chip- On 12/17/10 17:21 A. Harry Williams said: On Fri, 17

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-16 Thread Tom Huegel
In fact if history and memory, or is it memory of history serves me there was no buisness case for CP67 (VM) to even be born. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: Hi, Alan. On 12/13/2010 02:38 PM, Alan Altmark wrote: On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 09:41 EST,

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-16 Thread Alan Altmark
Au contraire. It was necessary for MVS development.

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-16 Thread Les Koehler
Not in the beginning. It was a 'face saver' after IBM lost the bid for Project MAC and was an outgrowth of CP-40 and the failure of TSS/360. Yes, at one point it was 'saved' by making the case for MVS development, but by that time there was considerable customer pressure that preceded the

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-16 Thread Dave Jones
, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 3:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? Au contraire. It was necessary for MVS development.

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-16 Thread Wayne T Smith
A few weeks ago, Dick MacKinnon touched on these subjects during his invited remarks DEFINING YOURSELF -- LIVING YOUR LIFE PREVENTING SOME BAD THINGS at the University of Maine. Richard A. MacKinnon has, among many titles, Former Head of IBM Cambridge Scientific Center. Cheers, Wayne On Thu,

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-14 Thread Kris Buelens
emar...@aultman.com* Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/13/2010 04:50 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? Unfortunately, I must agree. There is so much

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
it should be doable. Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/14/2010 07:52 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? KRIS was working

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2010-12-14 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
: Mandatory ESMs? On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 05:06 EST, Tom Duerbusch duerbus...@stlouiscity.com wrote: IBM had a program. If you were a developer, you could sign up and have time on one of IBMs' mainframes. Kind of like the old time sharing services back in the '60s and '70s. It seems

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/11/2010 10:13 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? On Dec 10, 2010, at 23:41, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: z/VM has LE ported over from z/OS

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Dave Jones
IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/11/2010 10:13 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? On Dec 10, 2010, at 23:41, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: z

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 11:12 EST, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: As far as getting the new z/OS PL/I compiler over to z/VM, I'd be happy if IBM just offered it unsupported on CMS, with only a short bit of documentation noting the differences between usage in the z/OS and CMS

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 09:41 EST, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: I'm just grateful z/VM is still alive and well and getting stronger and better every day especially with the advent of the z196 and that it is only a question of time before the compiler issue will

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread McKown, John
...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 2:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 11:12 EST, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: As far as getting the new z/OS PL/I compiler over to z/VM, I'd

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Tom Huegel
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 11:12 EST, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: As far as getting the new z/OS PL/I compiler over to z/VM, I'd be happy if IBM just offered it unsupported on CMS, with only a short bit

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Huegel Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:27 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? Maybe we can get a Windoze version of CMS to do developement... Dear

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Edward M Martin
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:56 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? I realize this isn't really a fair comment, but I'll say it anyway. It's why the z is going down the toilet so far as number of installations are concerned. There is no way for poor techies

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
:50 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? Unfortunately, I must agree. There is so much talent out there that just needs an outlet and systems to work on. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Tom Duerbusch
and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 2:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 11:12 EST, Dave

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread McKown, John
System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 4:06 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? What happened to IBM had a program. If you were a developer, you could sign up and have time on one of IBMs' mainframes

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 05:06 EST, Tom Duerbusch duerbus...@stlouiscity.com wrote: IBM had a program. If you were a developer, you could sign up and have time on one of IBMs' mainframes. Kind of like the old time sharing services back in the '60s and '70s. It seems to me that it

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread Tom Duerbusch
I don't think I ever said it should be free As a side question, isn't Cloud ComputingTime Sharing? Aren't we paying for Cloud Computing? I don't think, we, as individuals are paying into it, much...yet, but we are. Yahoo isn't free. We a flat rate, get some email services and storage

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? On Monday, 12/13/2010 at 09:41 EST, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: I'm just grateful z/VM is still alive and well and getting stronger and better every day especially

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-12 Thread Dave Jones
, Don't we have at least a GCC compiler that would run in z/VM? Michel Beaulieu |*| Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:51:56 -0600 From: dbo...@sinenomine.net Subject: Mandatory ESMs? To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU (Retitled because the current discussion has nothing to do with VSWITCH

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread James Laing - Hotmail
Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? z/VM has LE ported over from z/OS. So things cannot be all that bad in the world of CMS compilers. I have heard people rant and rave and bellow That we're done and we might as well be dead But I'm only a cockeyed optimist And I can't get it into my head

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread Scott Rohling
george_he...@newyorklife.com *Sent:* Friday, December 10, 2010 11:41 PM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: Mandatory ESMs? z/VM has LE ported over from z/OS. So things cannot be all that bad in the world of CMS compilers. I have heard people rant and rave and bellow That we're done

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread Dave Jones
...@sinenomine.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/10/2010 05:34 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? GCC for CMS [snip] Building a non

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread Scott Rohling
11:41 PM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: Mandatory ESMs? z/VM has LE ported over from z/OS. So things cannot be all that bad in the world of CMS compilers. I have heard people rant and rave and bellow That we're done and we might as well be dead But I'm only

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread David Boyes
On Dec 10, 2010, at 23:41, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.commailto:george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: z/VM has LE ported over from z/OS. So things cannot be all that bad in the world of CMS compilers. LE has two parts: the common libraries and the compilers that use them.

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread Richard Troth
... So, yes, it really IS that bad. I understand why: no business case to do the testing and doc, but isn't that a self-fulfilling prophecy? Business cases are real. (And they are Very Important to some of us.) But the most game changing developments were NOT done because of the business

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread James Laing - Hotmail
Dave. It was the in-house ESM (Hierarchical Access Control System) James. -- From: Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 2:06 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? Scott, for those of us

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-11 Thread James Laing - Hotmail
, 2010 3:07 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? From an old internal web page: HACS (Hiearchical Access Control system)is the primary security system that runs on the HoneLink systems in Portsmouth UK (ElinkNL) and Bouder USA (ElinkGB). It is propietary RACF for WW Hone

Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread David Boyes
(Retitled because the current discussion has nothing to do with VSWITCH authorization...) Does anyone run applications in z/VM? That's the saddest statement I've seen in a long while. That used to be true across the board. It's really sad that IBM continues to constrain the ability to deploy

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread Michel Beaulieu
Hello, Don't we have at least a GCC compiler that would run in z/VM? Michel Beaulieu |*| Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:51:56 -0600 From: dbo...@sinenomine.net Subject: Mandatory ESMs? To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU (Retitled because the current discussion has nothing to do with VSWITCH

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread Richard Troth
It has a robust POSIX feature set too. The only thing wrong is how fork() works, and there are substantial constructive reasons for that. It's up to us to use it or lose it. To this day, CMS is the single most efficient runtime environment available. One can only hope that the newbes who bring

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread Richard Troth
, Michel Beaulieu beaulieumic...@live.ca wrote: Hello, Don't we have at least a GCC compiler that would run in z/VM? Michel Beaulieu |*| Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:51:56 -0600 From: dbo...@sinenomine.net Subject: Mandatory ESMs? To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU (Retitled because the current

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Troth Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 3:28 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? There is a GCC which runs on CMS. I have not used it. Perhaps

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread David Boyes
GCC for CMS [snip] Building a non-trivial program that involves existing libraries or code that must access things like CSL services is pretty hard to do with the CMS GCC port. It's a good tool for writing apps totally from scratch, but it's not something yet that I would rely on for really

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread Ward, Mike S
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Mandatory ESMs? Hello, Don't we have at least a GCC compiler that would run in z/VM? Michel Beaulieu |*| Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:51:56 -0600 From: dbo...@sinenomine.net Subject: Mandatory ESMs? To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU (Retitled because the current

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Oscar Hammerstein David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/10/2010 05:34 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory ESMs? GCC for CMS

Re: Mandatory ESMs?

2010-12-10 Thread Neale Ferguson
Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/10/2010 05:34 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Mandatory