On 12/4/2010 1:37 PM, Ted MacNEIL wrote:
In 1981, my first job, we printed the IPL instructions and got into trouble with management because the documentation was online (on the mainframe). My question was: "How do we read the IPL instructions when/if the mainframe was down?"
You should have explained to management that there is this wonderful new-fangled device called a printer. I used Wylbur to maintain our documentation, and a printed copy was available in the operator's log book (next to console), and distributed to management. Considering reliability of PC disks (especially the early ones), I'd rather keep stuff on the mainframe.
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