On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:55:43 +0900, Timothy Sipples wrote: > >There's a specific reason I focused on C and UNIX (actually Linux) >development: that was the topic! :-)
The topic of discussion was z/OS development until On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:58:19 +0900, Timothy Sipples wrote: > ... However, let's be crystal clear: there's zero impediment that >I can see for basement tinkerers/inventors to create wonderful products for >the IBM mainframe.... when it's running Linux. So your statement that you are focusing on Linux development because that's the topic seems at best disingenuous to me. You did manage to sidetrack the discussion to Linux with the suggestion that someone who wants to develop z/OS software should start with Linux. That assertion was challenged by Steve. To continue, On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:55:43 +0900, Timothy Sipples wrote: > >2. Go through university resources if you're in a position to do that. >Mainframe access is increasingly available that way, perhaps even if you >audit a community college course. Auditing a community college course has a >low price, I'd expect. I don't know about your part of the world, but mainframe access is certainly not "increasingly available" in Michigan. I know that mainframe availability for students at The University of Michigan and Wayne State University was shut down long ago. I'm sure they are not the only ones. There is not a single community college in the state running z/OS. Yes, I am aware of IBM's Academic Initiative. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
