From: Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have written many applications, myself, for ISPF, and, I see no need for
SPIFFY (or SIMPLIST -- especially since that one may have keys), a lot of
it is too easy to justify the cost of the product, especially with the
mainframe issues of today.
SimpList does indeed use a key. If you installed it, the mainframe users at
your site would see their productivity increase by several hours per week
and your employer would save a ton of money. I'm sure your time is valuable,
but it's hard to see how entering a 16 character license key in a flat file
once a year would offset the enormous cost savings to your employer and the
hours that would be saved each and every week by all the mainframe users at
your site? Is this 'key avoidance' policy mandated by your employer? If not
(i.e. if it's your own personal policy), does your employer know about your
policy and support it?
FYI: Several years ago, a company I know of decided to move off the
mainframe. Many of the usual reasons were cited such as a steep learning
curve, low productivity, unfriendly user interface (etc). Management were
concerned with the steep risk and huge expense of moving to a different
platform, and naturally the systems programmers were concerned with the
prospect of losing their jobs. However, the siren call of the GUI interface
and the prospect of increased productivity could not be ignored.
Without seeking approval from anyone, a programmer at the site installed a
free trial copy of SimpList. He showed it to his colleagues, and in next to
no time every single developer at the site was using it. That was 3 years
ago, and the product has been licensed there ever since. Today, there is no
talk whatsoever about moving off the mainframe. The developers are happy,
management is happy, and most of all the systems programmers are happy. Even
the one who has to enter a new license key every year.
Dave Salt
SimpList(tm) - The easiest, most powerful way to surf a mainframe!
http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm
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