But why limit it to students ? I know it's easier to manage and all but students are only a small part overall IT community. A little while back IBM was offering free access to zLinux ( Yes, on a real zServer ! ) to ANYONE who was interested, probably it's still available. Why can't they offer the same for z/OS ?
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:45:07 -0400, Veilleux, Jon L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
