That's correct, happy to answer any questions about the project :-) Possibly as a new thread it better suited.
Deeply honored to be mentioned on this list, thanks Grant! On Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 09:52 Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would assume the goal to be 'use PC disks as mainframe DASD'. > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 3:46 AM kekronbekron > <000002dee3fcae33-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > Would love to know more about what your FICON buddy is working on Grant. > > If you wanna share (prefer off-list?), please email :) > > > > Unless IBM explicitly sets up college courses or NDA-tied free-roam > access or whatever, it's only going to be the likes of zAcademy, i.e., > restricted lab environments to basically market at the command-line, much > like walking the dotten line in an acquarium/zoo/etc. (if you turn to your > right, you can issue 2 commands to Spark on Z) > > > > Funny though, because isn't this exactly what Time Sharing Option was, > when it was first introduced? > > > > - KB > > > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > > On Friday, July 3, 2020 9:48 PM, Grant Taylor < > 0000023065957af1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Grant. . . . > > > unix || die > > > > > > ------------------------- > > > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > -- > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
