On 18 Jul 2006 10:04:24 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > >McKown, John wrote: >> Yet another "convert off the mainframe" has "glitches" despite the time >> (6+ years) and money ($35 Million US) spent. It does not say what OS the >> replacement system was running on. Nor exactly what the glitches were. >> >> http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/15046289.htm > >Oh, but you didn't mention the BEST part John... the reference to >mainframes and being 1970s era hardware. Just gotta love when they >describe STABLE systems as obsolete and unstable ones as state of the >art.
Depending on the application, the mainframe may have been solid, the RACF (or equivalent) implemented correctly and the application as flaky as possible. They may have been working around an number of constraints. Of course it is possible to develop unstable and buggy applications on any platform using any language, package or Integrated Development Environment. It is also possible to develop stable applications and run them successfully on platforms sized for the task and manage the environment to provide the required stability and integrity. It requires decent management and people. > >Mickey > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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
