I was just thinking about this today. I know that CICS can run without 3270 at all. Either as a type of Web Server itself, or by using SOAP, or other "ad hoc" TCPIP interfacing done by a company (we do this, some), or even with MQSeries (where we are going). So it is quite possible to envision a future for CICS without a 3270 interface active at all.
I don't know if IMS/DC has this sort of thing, or if it is even necessary to have IMS/DC if one wants to "webify" their IMS interface. But what about TSO? Does anybody think that TSO might be some how "extended" so that it can "natively" talk to something like a Web browser? Or is such a thing even necessary? What about the possibility of "decoupling" ISPF from TSO 3270 entirely? It might be interesting to be able to run ISPF applications from a UNIX shell. WSA is something like this, but incomplete in that a person can run a "native" TSO program (which does not use ISPF services for terminal display) and the "line mode" TSO goes to the 3270 session. In addition, WSA requires a specialized client on the workstation. Mighten it be interesting to be able to use the WSA interface via a standards-compliant Web browser (that is, I.E. or Firefox or Opera or ????)? This would open it up to Linux and Mac users in addition to Windows users. A plus in my book. But perhaps not enough of a plus for the development by IBM. <sigh> If the WSA protocol were documented by IBM, I might even take a shot at implementing a client in Java (I'm weird - I like Java fairly well.) Has anybody considered running "something" which uses subsystem SVC screening to "trap" the TSO terminal I/O SVCs, such as TGET, TPUT, and TPG and then converting this to "something else" such as XML or HTML to ship to a different client? I think that BMC has something like this because they have an interface other than IKJEFT01 to run some of their TSO based Mainview displays. Or they did in the past. I remember doing this so that I would eat up my TSO region running Mainview. Ah, well, do I need to adjust my meds again? <GRIN>. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
