SPF was Structured Programming Facility. The Structured bit came from the *amazing* ability to indent code using the > margin commands. :)
IBM later renamed it ISPF (Iteractive System Productivity Facility). On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:29 AM, Edward Gould <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 23, 2017, at 4:07 AM, Mike Cairns <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The first ten years of my mainframe career I never saw a true IBM > installation. First I worked with a Fujistu and MSP, then I moved to a > shop that had Amdahl kit, and after that a shop that was Hitachi. At least > for the Amdahl and Hitachi the OS was really MVS, OS/390 etc. > > > > The Fujitsu environment worked almost exactly the same as the MVS system > from the perspective of an applications programmer. The sysprogs probably > knew more about the differences than I did at the time. We ran > Adabas/Natural, lots of PL/1, SAS, and probably many more besides that I > didn't know about (this was my first shop, I was quite young and completely > inexperienced of course). > > > > Interesting things I remember about the Fujitsu OS: > > > > MVS was called MSP - Multiple Systems Product if I recall correctly. > But apparently you could see the IBM copyright in the load modules in some > places... > > TSO was called TSS - Time Sharing System > > RACF was still called RACF - and worked exactly the same > > Though JCL was the same, we had something called JOL - Job Oriented > Language. This was a set of ISPF panels that walked you through creation > of each jobstep and built (awful) dynamically allocated JCL. > > ISPF was called SPF - Systems Productivity Facility > > ISPF was originally called (and IMO named incorrectly System Programmer > Facility) > > We had something called GEM - I forget the acronym, this was a > source/version control system if I recall correctly. > > Used to have to use the TSO SUBMIT and OUTPUT commands a lot - but I > guess this was no different from MVSes of the same era (early 80's). > OUTPUT command has been there day 1 with TSO. > > We didn't have SDSF. > SDSF came in the late 80’s ?? I think I remember the white page(s) sheet > but its lost in the great bit bucket. I am reasonably sure that it was a > FDP (field developed program but wouldn’t bet lunch on it). > > > > > Mike > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -- Wayne V. Bickerdike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
