I hear the new 'software' (HMC resident) timer will be GA this fall. Last I heard, one of the questions was how much too much IBM was going to extort, ah, ask for this wondrous new facility that even cheap wristwatches and wall clocks now offer.
I think I am not alone in suggesting that the basic timekeeping facility be standard equipment. It is reasonable to set a minimum hardware/software level (z9xx, Driver 55, z/os 1.7). Not only should the base time keeping function be a no cost standard feature, but there should be some claim to tertiary level accuracy traceable to NIST. That should not be that hard to do, and would put a serious business case for using the good old reliable MF as 'the' time reference in your shop. I know the ETR is a fine piece of hardware even in a MF context. But so many just don't get it. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 4:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: TOD clock discussion. This may not be possible on the new Linux-based HMCs since they are a "closed" system. Hopefully, on those systems, STP will solve the problem in a different way... -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
