z/OS is not that different. Can you run it on an older IBM machine? Say, a 9672. Does it support 3350's? 3330's?
- Ted MacNEIL [email protected] Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -----Original Message----- From: Scott Ford <[email protected]> Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 09:37:19 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Interesting slashdot thread about why companies don't upgrade Phil and Mike, Yep..but which of the PC vendors , for example, write for older machines? Most of the products require a bigger footprint, either in memory or HDD space. Z/os a different story as far as I am concerned Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' On May 10, 2013, at 11:14 PM, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep. We have some hardware devices that require DOS or Win 3.1. No > drivers for a later version available. > > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Phil Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> Some of it applies to z, too: >> http://ask.slashdot.org/story/13/05/08/002258/ask-slashdot-why-wont-companies-upgrade-old-software >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] 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 [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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
