Re: IBM’s first tape drive turns 60 (makes you feel old!)

and runs on Windows, Linux, and Apple OSX using J2SE 6.0+ host. But it is just no fun to watch anymore as it uses hard drive work areas! Don Higgins d...@higgins.net www.z390.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Macro Assembler Question

used to make the example more readable is expanded into standard HLASM macro assembler which is listed as inline macro in the output. Hope this helps. This discussion probably does belong on the ASM390 list. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net

Re: Grace Hopper Stories!! (was RE: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets)

Your question brings back fond memories. I once was president of the Tampa Bay Florida Chapter of Association of Computing Machinery and my wife Charlotte and I picked up Grace Hopper at the Tampa airport and brought her to the dinner meeting to speak. She did talk about the nano-second wire

Re: Facebook for professional usage (was Re: Recent maintenance for z/XDC)

And you can find over 120,000 fans of Rotary International here on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rotary Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Hercules, friend or foe?

Java which is open source and does not require any other software. Visit www.z390.org to learn more and download InstallShield executable for Windows for all of the above including GUI and command line interfaces. There is also file image download for Linux installs. Don Higgins d

Re: Floating point assembler code

instructions added, but the next release v1.5.04 will add some missing extended opcodes which are documented in SHARE presentation but are not in the latest POP. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Retired

really exciting to think about what my grandchildren will be doing with technology by the time they get to college. My first college computer course was FORTRAN using punched cards on an IBM 1410. When I got back my first compile and execution listing, I knew I had to learn what it all meant. Don

Re: ASSIST assembler language

to present another update on z390, zCOBOL, and zCICS support at the SHARE conference in Orlando, August 7-12, 2011. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: History of Hard-coded Offsets

documentation than to try and maintain over the years. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: A good Mainframe(ZOS) oriented JAVA discussion group

instructions plus a set of commonly used MVS/zOS system service macros which map to z390 svc calls to java svc routines such as TIME, GETMAIN, FREEMAIN, OPEN, CLOSE, READ, WRITE, GET, PUT, etc. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net

Re: 360 programs on a z/10

and reloaded to restore evenly distributed overflow track space. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: Antwort: How to access FIELDS in a RECORD using Java? (was:RE: How do __you__ read non-DB non-XML files in Java?)

regression tests included in the optional RT.ZIP download file. Another example is the z390 \linklib\REPRO.MLC utility to load and unload VSAM ESDS, RRDS, or KSDS files. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: COBOL is an obvious cash cow to be milked to death was Re: Does Ent. COBOL 4.1 generate 64-bit binary arithmetic

are, and the cash cow perspective would deminish. It is easy to allow new function development to soak up 100% of the resouces and it may maximize current earnings, but over time I believe that approach will have negative long term effects. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net

Re: Does Ent. COBOL 4.1 generate 64-bit binary arithmetic instructions?

both the instruction operand hex values and the corresponding source code: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID.TESTZC1. AUTHOR.DON HIGGINS. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 77 INT64 PIC S9(18) COMP

new z390 web page to display J2SE java version on any system

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Re: COBOL programmers can learn Java using z390 and zcobol

for I/O, GETMAIN, etc. 8. zc390.java - reguluar expression bases CBL to MLC translator If you are not learning, you are dying. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

z390 and zcobol v1.5.01 with CODEPAGE and more new zcobol NIST COBOL test suite results

includes 13 EXEC CICS COBOL programs you can compile and execute on Windows or Linux using z390 and zcobol. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

zcobol - the first COBOL compiler supporting Decimal Floating Point (DFP)

DFP short versus 0.0999 for HFP or BFP short due to irrational result in base 2 versus base 10. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net Don-Higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

z390 v1.5.00 with zcobol portable mainframe compiler now available for download

at 8 AM in Austin TX to learn more. Melvyn Maltz, the zcobol EXEC CICS support developer and I will be there to present z390 and zcobol and answer questions. If there is enough interest, we could try and schedule a BOF Tuesday evening. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net Don-higgins.net

Re: SHARE Session 8194: z390 and zcobol Portable Mainframe COBOL Compiler written in structured macro assembler

digits. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net www.zcobol.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: SHARE Session 8194: z390 and zcobol Portable Mainframe COBOL Compiler written in structured macro assembler

a great test of basic COBOL syntax options such as OPTIONAL on SELECT, comment phases in INSTALLATION, and use of double versus single quotes (now all supported). Don Higgins d...@higgins.net www.zcobol.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: SHARE Session 8194: z390 and zcobol Portable Mainframe COBOL Compiler written in structured macro assembler

conditional macro code without having to chanage higher lavel shared COBOL language macros or any logic (Well I'm sure that's an exerageration as the different languages will required some different logic as well but it beats replicating the whole compiler). Don Higgins d...@higgins.net

Re: SHARE Session 8194: z390 and zcobol Portable Mainframe COBOL Compiler written in structured macro assembler

and I might entertain some contract work going forward to help users and vendors utilize the tool. Right now it is a really exciting and challenging development effort that I look forward to sharing at SHARE. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net

SHARE Session 8194: z390 and zcobol Portable Mainframe COBOL Compiler written in structured macro assembler

, etc. are all welcome. Melvyn Maltz and I will be at SHARE for the presentation and demo and look forward to seeing you there. Don Higgins d...@higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Query: Mainframers look forward and back

SHARE z390 session in Austin to hear about a new tool under development. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:00:03 -0500, Gabe Goldberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Sorry for cross-posting...) I'm writing an article for CA about baby-boom mainframers (that's me too, my first job

Re: Need someone to fix a free HTTP Server written in Assembler

. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:41:34 -0500, J R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I noticed the XMIT within XMIT format. Unfortunately, this confounds XmitManager because the top level invocation converts the second level members to ASCII which the second level invocation

Re: Need someone to fix a free HTTP Server written in Assembler

uses z390 svc calls to J2SE Socket client and server support. The server supports mulitple client connections and the clients and servers can run on any J2SE supported platform. I'm curious if the HTTP server code could be adapted to also run in a similar way suing z390 and J2SE? Don Higgins

Re: Emulators

to provide a very powerful and easily extendable tool. Come see what it is? Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM

Austin SHARE Update on z390 SOA for COBOL/ASM using EZSOKET, ZSTRMAC, more

courses at NIU and elsewhere. Also the open source z390 EXEC CICS assembler support by Melvyn Maltz now includes BMS mapping support. Plan to come to Austin and put Tuesday morning 8 AM on your schedule. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: IBM THINK original equipment sign

I'll ever sell the worn out z80 POP ref. manual with the ragged pages. Most of the instructions were 8 bit, and a few 16 bit so doing 370 multiply/divide with 32/64 bit words was a fun math exercise. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED

IBM THINK original equipment sign

on a wooden plaque aobut 12 long and 5 high. Under the THINK in small letters is Compliments of IBM Corporation and in the lower right corner is Printed in USA. Is there a market for such relics? If you are interested, email me. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: I'm not ready to give up my IBM coffee

Decimal Floating Point for Java and COBOL using z390

for download from the z390 project on sourceforge.net. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives

1RE: Enhanced JCL processor - Jol - Open Source

have released JOL and time permits I';; try assembling it on z390 and see how it goes. IT sounds very useful. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] The JCL Enhancement/Replacement language Jol is now Open Source. You can find details, documentation and so on at www.ozemail.com.au/~oscarptyltd Clement

COBOL calling z390 Assembler using SOA EZASOKET Interface

Java on the same TCP/IP network. The next question I have is whether anyone has experience or knows of EZASOKET implementation for Linux? Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

o Re: Fixed-Point and Scientific Notation

with length submodifier L). Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.z390.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

Re: Fixed-Point and Scientific Notation

with length submodifier L). Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.z390.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

Re: Fixed-Point and Scientific Notation

between EBCDIC/ASCII character scientific notation and any of the above binary formats. All corrections and comments welcome. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.z390.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Optimizing COBOL generated assembler

, v1.4.01b PTF, and then enter the command cobol\paos\OSDEMO1. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

ZMFACC Mainframe Assembler Coding Contest Update 03/2108 Solution to #18 and new #19

non-blank character in an 80 byte text line using the least number of instructions. Hint there is a z10 instruction that might be the fastest, but I could also be wrong. Enjoy the weekend! Don Higgins mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://don.higgins.net

Re: Assembler to C or C++ Conversion

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z390 v1.4.01 with 11 new ASSIST and 226 new z10 mainframe instructions

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z10 Decimal Floating Point Support - come to SHARE and SHARE

morning. I hope so. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.z390.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

z390 VSAM KSDS AVL balanced tree insert support and SHARE

Maltz and I will be speaking and perhaps we can organize a BOF on the subject for those interested. All feedback welcome! Hope to meet you at SHARE. Don Higgins mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://don.higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Java Demos (02/02)

places, calculating recursive Ackerman function values. Check the contest Demos out here: http://z390.sourceforge.net/z390_Mainframe_Assemble_Coding_Contest.htm Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

ZMFACC Assembler Coding Contest - new PD problem #15 and open question about applications/categories

diagram) 5. Encryption and decryption 6. File access methods 7. Heuristics 8. Totally useless just for fun Do you have some categories or specific questions you would like to see added. All feedback welcome. Don Higgins mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://don.higgins.net

z390 Mainframe Assembler Coding Contest - new problem #10 and another solution for problem #8

point values in storage. Any and all feedback, comments, suggestions, new problems, and solutions welcome. And Happy New Year! Don Higgins mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://don.higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

z390 Mainframe Assembler Coding Contest - Update #5

participants to download. All feedback and suggestions welcome. Don Higgins mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://don.higgins.net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Mainframe Assembler Coding Contest

source portable mainframe assembler and emulator on Windows or Linux systems. Check out problem #6 submitted by John Erhman for which no solutions have been posted yet. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: Is there any way that i can practice mainframe related subject without having access to one?

mainframe assembler debugger on my development list (RPI 104 opened 11/18/05) coming after VSAM and SQL support. See z390 open RPI list here: http://www.automatedsoftwaretools.com/z390/z390_Support_Request_Log.ht m Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Is there any way that i can practice mainframe related subject without having access to one?

of the easier options since all the J2SE NIO file support is linear based to start with. I'm interested in your DB2 comment as the next project after z390 VSAM is to add SQL support for new JDB built into J2SE 6.0 plus other SQL data bases such as DB2, MS-SQL, Oracle, etc. Don Higgins mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Is there any way that i can practice mainframe related subject without having access to one?

. Currently z390 support for VSAM is under development to support ESDS, RRDS, and KSDS files with fixed or variable length records up to 2 GB with any number of alternate indexes and file sizes up to 2**63. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Cross-assembler : HLASM -- 8086

includes an EXEC CICS compatible subset tranaction processor allowing a CICS tranaction server on a TCP/IP network to support multiple remote CICS terminal clients on the network. This was contributed by Melvyn Maltz with open source and demos included. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Inquiry Web Services using simple cobol programs

portable mainframe assembler and emulator, there was interest in running z390 on Linux/390 for similar purpose of connecting applications in COBOL and assembler across different OS's and platforms using open source standard interfaces. Don Higgins Automated Software Tools - home of www.z390.org

Re: SHARE Forcast

cool in the 60's but you can get some great pictures to take home to your snow bound friends. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.z390.org -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Another free open source TN3270 client alternative from www.z390.org

demos and regression tests and has been fully tested on Windows XP/2000 and Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Linux. To learn more stop by the SHARE presentation in Tampa, Florida on Monday Februrary 12, 2007 at 3:00 PM, visit www.z390.org, and join the z390 user email group discussion. Don Higgins [EMAIL

Re: COBOL and Java interoperabitiliy

to download and execute the demo client server application is on the www.z390.org website. There is also a PDF user guide here: http://www.automatedsoftwaretools.com/z390/z390_Service_Oriented_Architectu re_User_Guide.pdf Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jan MOEYERSONS wrote: The fact is that JMS

Java Packed Decimal

regression test programs TESTFPC1 and TESTFPC2 test conversions covering the entire range of floating point values from LB'(MIN)' to LB'(MAX)' using both the SVC and MF options. Don Higgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Benjamin While A primative data type in a programming language is one

COBOL floating-point revisited

many useful instructions for converting between the floating point types and integer, packed decimal, and zoned decimal. z390 includes a regression test source program TESTFP1 which performs tests of each floating point instruction. For more information visit www.z390.org. Don Higgins [EMAIL