-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ISPF Counter
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:21:46 -0400, Thompson, Steve wrote: > >Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? >Why do the birds go on singing.... > Apparently, according to your metaphor, IBM's design decisions, good or bad, modern or obsolete, are tantamount to laws of nature. But in some places we've done too thorough a job of silencing the birds and turning the sky yellowish-brown. <SNIPPAGE> No, the first two are answers to grandchildren who ask why after every answer. The last is from a song. It is a lament about someone's life now that their love interest has left them. Similar to mainframes. Here we are hammering on why 3270 behaves the way it does. But as I asked a former client of mine, did anyone ever ask if their mainframe COULD do GUI? [Did IBM ever think about 5250 support under VTAM or some such?] Regards, Steve Thompson -- Opinions expressed by this poster may not reflect those of poster's employer -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
