"Staller, Allan" <allan.stal...@kbmg.com> wrote in message news:<45e5f2f45d7878458ee5ca679697335502e25...@usdaexch01.kbm1.loc>... > Think of all of the code within z/OS that actually depends upon device > geometry. The C and H in CCHHR, etc. A hallmark of z/OS has been > backward compatibility. If this code were to be changed, all of that > backward compatibility would go poof! For what benefit.
Sure, it is in the black box, under the hood and you don't have to worry about it. All 'problems' are virtualized out. Why get it out of the box and what external improvements could be achieved? Kees. ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN