On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:36:41 -0500 Huckert, James said: >I have to agree with bill on some points but there are exceptions. I am 28 >and I have been a mainframe operator for about 5 years now and I am looking >to get into system programming. I was raised with a strong work ethic and I >do all I can to make sure my work is done and done right the first time. I >have worked long hours OFF the clock with my previous sys prog to try and >learn as much as I can. Unfortunately, just like other data centers I have >worked at, this company moved off the mainframe. I was once involved in a >conversion of a client from VSE to MVS and I worked several 20 and 30 hour >days to help the conversion. I know what it is like to not leave until the >system is up and running and not when you want too. I enjoyed every single >minute of it, well most of them at least :) > >Umm if I have not made everyone to terribly mad does anyone have any advice >on what I can do to help get into mainframe system programming? College >seems to have some good basic computing classes but nothing for mainframe. >Heck I can find AS400 stuff all day even at junior colleges but nothing for >mainframes; at least here in Texas.
Watch the wrap, but here is a list of schools. I don't see one in Texas, but if there is a school in Texas interested, they can also utilize the Knowledge Center so they don't have to purchase a zSseries. http://www.developer.ibm.com/us/en/university /scholars/products/zseries/universities.html /ahw >Thanks >James H. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
