IBM has run a mainframe contest (and will be running it again, I believe) where they gave access to a mainframe systems to the student participants. The response was overwhelming and the students were able to accomplish all of the tasks, some of them very complex. You are right that it is a matter of access. Give students a z/OS system to play with and they will get excited about the platform.
Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gabriel Tully Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 12:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM Redbook: "Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics" On 7/28/06, Mohammad Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If someone wants to interest new people to the platform, let them > offer ACCESS to the platform. Reading material is surely required but > is no subtitute for a system one can try things on. Easy availability > is a big part of the reasons of flooding in other platforms. With all > the talk ( and some action ) this crucial factor has not yet been > addressed. Actually, several schools have mainframes, including Marist which allows other cooperating schools access for course work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------- This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
