Dave Andrews responded to my post of 2012-03-02 relating the problems
of Microsoft cloud software with the comment "Yes, but IBM should know
better"
I agree that IBM should know better, but Microsoft should know better,
as well. I related previously a problem with Windows file timestamps
between DST and non-DST which Microsoft has refused to fix.
My heartburn with IBM is related to their inabililty to provide an
external time standard facility for Z machines without an exhorbitant
price. Since I am unable to keep up with the current market, I don't
know what the current prices are, but when I was a gladiator in the Z-
arena, we had serious difficulties with time differences between our Z
machine and our 'NIX boxes which used an external time reference. Our
management refused to acquire the IBM facility because of the $30k
price. My Mac machine uses an external time reference without a $30K
price tag. I can even get a wrist watch with an external time
reference in the $100 price range.
Dale Miller
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