I assume that's under the Download tab, but none of the menu options seem appropriate.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Susan Shumway [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Read BookManager/READ files See "Downloadable free BookManager tools and components" ( https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/324693 ) for links to download IBM Softcopy Reader and other helpful resources. If you ever need to access older z/OS documentation, note that we've made available PDF versions of it back to V1R10, available in the IBM Z Publications Library Archive: https://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zos-library-archives -Sue Shumway On 4/27/2020 5:49 AM, R.S. wrote: > W dniu 27.04.2020 o 11:14, Juergen Kehr pisze: >> Hello, >> >> where just in the process to migrate our z/OS systems to V2.4. As you >> know, on z/OS V2.4 BookManager/READ isn't available anymore. But >> unfortunately some developers come up with a requirement to read some >> very old homegrown documentation files (.BOO files). So my question >> is, are there any free tools available to read and/or convert these >> files to PDF or HTML? > > BOO files can be still read using existing tools like IBM Softcopy > Reader which works nicely under Win10 x64 and older Windows versions. > You can still use IBM Library Reader which is 16-bit application and > will not work under 64-bit Windows, but you can run it under old Windows > running under Virtual Box or other tool. Personally I prefer Library > Reader, but it is simpler to use Softcopy Reader. > Note: both tools were available for download and IMHO you can still use > it, even if IBM removed it from webpage. If you need a copy, just look > for older documentation on DVD or CD. > I hope you don't want to use BOO files under z/OS. ;-) > -- Sue Shumway z/OS Project Lead and Client Advocate IBM Poughkeepsie [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
