Very interesting, os/vs2/hasp was the first release i worked on. Before that all VSE.
Scott ford www.identityforge.com On Aug 6, 2012, at 10:53 AM, "McKown, John" <[email protected]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Fairchild >> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 9:45 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [z390] Anyone want Source code listing of last >> VSE program product Supervisor? >> >> 40 or so years ago, IBM certified OS/MVT as functionally >> complete (or stable?) and stopped enhancing it. Source code >> was still available back then. A subset of IBM's mainframe >> customers kept using the last release of MVT for many years, >> as their management was not prepared to incur the expense of >> upgrading both processors and operating system in order to >> stay current with IBM's moving window of currency. >> Continuing to use the old, no longer officially maintained >> operating system was called "paddling your own canoe". At >> SHARE meetings, the principal spokesman for this concept was >> Dr. Robert Rannie, who would carry a large wooden canoe >> paddle on his shoulder throughout the SHARE week. Google for >> "share os/mvt project ibm "wooden paddle"" and read the first >> four hits. A copy of that version of MVT is still available >> and still works on certain computers. > > And MS-Windows only runs on _uncertain_ computers. So called due to their > uncertainity of continuing to run without a BSOD. > > >> >> Bill Fairchild > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
