Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall

2023-04-16 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
W dniu 05.04.2023 o 05:20, Bill Johnson pisze: David Crayford said: ”I'm calling BS. None of the challenger banks (Startling, Yolt, Monzo, Moneze, N26 etc) run mainframes.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone [...] The first internet-only (no real branch offices) bank in Poland ran on mainframe.

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2023-04-14 Thread Eric D Rossman
Phil Smith III said: > It's also quite possible that someone released something with the "wrong" > name and got a pass, because it was too late to make all the changes... I'm not going to give a definitive answer (since I don’t have one), but I will say "That sounds very plausible." > P.S. re:

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2023-04-14 Thread Phil Smith III
(This was a few days ago and got lost in the mess until now, sorry) Eric Rossman wrote, in part: >While it usually implies "hardware" when we leave out the slash, that >is not always the case. zPLX is classified as software ("PL/X on >System z" is my best take). "IBM z Systems Advanced Workload An

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2023-04-09 Thread Eric D Rossman
Branding is very tricky. (hardware branding https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/ROXKD4JV, Red Hat/IBM cobranding https://www.redhat.com/en/about/brand/standards/red-hat-and-ibm-logos, etc) BTW, despite posting this using my IBM email, I'm posting this using only externally visible documentation.

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2023-04-08 Thread Phil Smith III
Michael Schmitt wrote: >Anyone have an idea of what the actual name of zPLX is? No, but if it's "zPLX", that means IBM considers it hardware. Software would be "z/PLX". Besides being pedantic, this is an interesting distinction here: some stuff, e.g., zAware, that seems like it's software is

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2023-04-07 Thread Schmitt, Michael
I'm guessing this is PL/X for z/OS. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 8:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall Then what

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2023-04-06 Thread Bill Johnson
rampant speculation of course, and I would not expect IBM to admit or deny it. Peter -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 11:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs

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2023-04-06 Thread Farley, Peter
Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 8:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall Then what do you call the current version? For exa

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2023-04-06 Thread Schmitt, Michael
alf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 8:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall Then what do you call the current version? For example, z/OS 2.4 LE module CEEBINT was compiled on 3/12/2019 w

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2023-04-06 Thread Seymour J Metz
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall Schmitt, Michael asked, re PL/X: >Then what do you call the current version? Looks like PL/X might still be the name, though this is hardly a very complete page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_P

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2023-04-06 Thread Phil Smith III
Schmitt, Michael asked, re PL/X: >Then what do you call the current version? Looks like PL/X might still be the name, though this is hardly a very complete page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PL/S -- For IBM-MAIN subscrib

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2023-04-06 Thread Schmitt, Michael
n List On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 10:28 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall I remember IBM charging and then refunding for PartnerWorld. I passed on PLX: did not see commit

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2023-04-05 Thread Charles Mills
I remember IBM charging and then refunding for PartnerWorld. I passed on PLX: did not see committing to an unsupported language that might be withdrawn at any time (as it was). IBM should open source PL/X 390. Hardly would give away their secret sauce at this point! PL/X 390 -- not current PL/X

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2023-04-05 Thread Phil Smith III
On 4/4/2023 10:09 AM, Schmitt, Michael wrote: > The language I'd be interested in is PL/X 390. ~1992 (don't hold me to that date), IBM announced that PartnerWorld was now pay-to-play, $5K/year. We gritted our teeth and ponied up. One of the benefits of the new scheme was that you could now get

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2023-04-04 Thread Bill Johnson
y for what you use. > > >> -- >> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of >> Tom Brennan [t...@tombrennansoftw

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2023-04-04 Thread Steve Thompson
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2023-04-04 Thread Seymour J Metz
UA.EDU] on behalf of David Crayford [dcrayf...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On 3/4/23 22:57, Seymour J Metz wrote: > ObDieJungfrauvonOrleans Believe that if you

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2023-04-04 Thread Schmitt, Michael
The language I'd be interested in is PL/X 390. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Crayford Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 6:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:03 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I mean, what other language can you goof up a length value

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
April 3, 2023 9:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall OK, I’ll rephrase. Modern C++ is one of the most modern programming languages in use today. C compatibility is in the past. C++20 introduced modules and refl

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2023-04-03 Thread Mike Schwab
cussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of > > Pew, Curtis G [curtis@austin.utexas.edu] > > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 2:37 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now > > Gary Kilda

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
s so successful. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Pew, Curtis G Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:03 AM, Tom Br

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
SERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Pew, Curtis G [curtis@austin.utexas.edu] Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 2:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:03 AM, Tom Brennan mailto:t...@tombrennansoftware.

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2023-04-03 Thread Schmitt, Michael
: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:03 AM, Tom Brennan mailto:t...@tombrennansoftware.com>> wrote: I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I

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2023-04-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:03 AM, Tom Brennan mailto:t...@tombrennansoftware.com>> wrote: I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I mean, what other la

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2023-04-03 Thread Pew, Curtis G
On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:03 AM, Tom Brennan mailto:t...@tombrennansoftware.com>> wrote: I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I mean, what other language can you goof up a length value or pointer and overwrite a bunch of other data areas by mis

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2023-04-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
Crayford > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:53 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary > Kildall > > OK, I’ll rephrase. Modern C++ is one of the most modern programming languages > in use today. C compat

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
3, 2023 9:53 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary > Kildall > > OK, I’ll rephrase. Modern C++ is one of the most modern programming languages > in use today. C compatibility is in the past. C++20 introduced

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2023-04-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
d defects. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Crayford Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall OK, I’ll rephrase. Modern C++ is one of the m

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
ay, April 3, 2023 7:58 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary > Kildall > >> On 3/4/23 19:48, Seymour J Metz wrote: >> Why switch to C++ rather than to a more modern language? > > It'

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2023-04-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
3, 2023 7:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On 3/4/23 19:48, Seymour J Metz wrote: > Why switch to C++ rather than to a more modern language? It's widely acknowledged that C++20 is one of the most cont

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
onday, April 3, 2023 1:03 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I mean, what other language can you goof up a length value o

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2023-04-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
, 2023 7:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall On 3/4/23 18:11, Seymour J Metz wrote: > I, OTOH, was appalled by C ever since it came out, much preferring PL/I. Certainly, the reasons for PL/I's failure are su

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2023-04-03 Thread David Crayford
el (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Tom Brennan [t...@tombrennansoftware.com] Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:03 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fascinating Inter

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2023-04-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
t: Re: Fascinating Interview with Steve Jobs [non-mainframe] - now Gary Kildall I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I mean, what other language can you goof up a length value or pointer and overwrite a bunch of other data areas by mistake? Oh

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2023-04-02 Thread Tom Brennan
I actually always liked C, maybe because its original simplicity reminded me of Assembler. I mean, what other language can you goof up a length value or pointer and overwrite a bunch of other data areas by mistake? Oh yeah, Assembler! On 4/2/2023 9:29 PM, Clem Clarke wrote: In my mind, Gary

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2023-04-02 Thread Clem Clarke
In my mind, Gary Kildall was a genius. Not only for his operating systems, but he also had PL/I running on PCs when everyone else said it was impossible. Now, we are stuck with "C". Also, Kildall had a GUI called GEM out years before Windows. Unfortunately, the same man that effectively kille