On 7/3/20 10:12 AM, Grant Taylor wrote:
I know multiple people that have CPCs. But they don't currently have DASD. I think at least one of them has a line on legal licenses for z/OS for his CPC.
One of the people I know is developing his own FICON connected DASD by reading any and all documents he can get his hands on.
What do we, as the mainframe community, and IBM, as the big name, need to do to encourage these extremely creative, resourceful, and driven people better access to a functioning mainframe so that they can use their creative talents and drive to help further the mainframe?
There are a group of hobbyists and enthusiasts that have taken MVS 3.8j, which decidedly does not include REXX or prerequisites therefor, and backported (?) REXX to it, including re-creating any prerequisites.
This is the creative and enthusiastic spirit that created Unix 50 years ago and helped Linux become what it is today. Just think for a moment where the mainframe could be in 10 or 20 years if even some of these creative efforts were directed at enhancing the mainframe.
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