Bill,
There were several posts that strayed off of the topic, but if you read at
least the first post on this topic, I think you'll find this very on topic.
Flex-ES is a PC that is fitted with special software so it can run the MVS
operating system. It is also fully licensed by IBM, which unfortuneatly
Hercules is not. It allows developers to run z/OS at a cost that they can
afford. There are also many smaller companies who can get a whole system
for a price they can afford, since I believe from previous discussion that
the smallest z box starts around $100K.
This topic gripes me in that I am currently unemployed. If IBM is going to
kill off a platform that small developers use, eventually the only companies
besides IBM to get software for the mainframe will be a few like CA and
Compuware, who can afford big boxes. It just seems very short sited of IBM
to not renew licensing for the Flex-ES box.
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer
Milwaukee Wisconsin
414-475-7434
I ignored almost all of these posts about a letter to the FLEX-ES Community
since I had never heard of FLEX-ES before. But after seeing 50 new ones
added yesterday, I decided to read one. Sure enough - more pedantic
off-topic
nonsense.
Where is the thread killer when we need it most?
Bill Fairchild
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