Yes one could use Hercules if running z/OS on Herc were legal. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/22/2005 4:19:25 PM >>> > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Hanrahan > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 2:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Dead Beef > > > Doesn't being a systems programmer mean you write the > system's code that > runs on the bare metal ? Dave Potter could have written the > dead beef wait > state code over night. - Paul Hanrahan
I know how to, in theory. The simpliest way would be to just overwrite the the initial PSW in the IPL text. The easiest way to do that is to zap/edit the IBM supplied IPL text and use ICKDSF to install it. The more difficult way would be to figure out how to zap the IPL text on the DASD device. Especially since I cannot figure out a way to get AMASPZAP to zap an arbitrary record on a disk. And the IPL text is not within a dataset. But I'm way too lazy to do that today. Maybe I'll play with it on Hercules at home. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
