Both officially and unofficially, MANY people have communicated to IBM that WSED, then WDz, then RDz are VERY poorly documented or marketed to those doing mainframe (or PC) development for the mainframe (or PC) but WITHOUT a z/OS connection.
NOT speaking for IBM, it appears that the IBM "internal" business case is for this product (line) to be for sites with mainframes and mainframe connections. Everyone (that I have ever talked to) says it CAN be used for PC stand-alone development (for PC apps) or for mainframe apps - but that simply is NOT the target audience. You need to be aware that this is NOT just a "marketing" documentation issue. You will find the same "problem" (issue?) once you get the actual product documentation. "Graham Hobbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Brian, > > Will contact you offline. Thanks. > > But while I'm online I will put out a small plea to IBM - all the websites > about RDz are totally oriented to the big guns, the monied shops, the > 'HOST'. Well I don't have a HOST. > > I'd really like to see just one site that deals with the guy who wants to > run with the likes of RDz but just on a PC - what I would get for the $800, > how much like my old mainframe world can I recreate. I like that stuff, I > know it, am retired and I'd sure like to pursue some ideas. The likes of VB, > Java, .Net etc don't yet cut it for me, one day probably, but right now give > me Cobol and CICS and I'll do stuff. > > Same goes for MF, and who else? > > Peev done. > > Graham > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Westerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 12:47 AM > Subject: Re: RDz > > > > Hi, > > > > If you send me your address off line, I'll download the RDz files for the > > trial and send them to you. I have a T1, so it will only take a very > > short > > amount of time to download. I can DHL them to you and you can have them > > the > > next day, or USPS Priority Mail in 2 days. The files in total appear to > > be > > about 6.98GB so they will fit on one Double layer DVD or two regular ones, > > whichever you prefer. > > > > Do you have access to a mainframe (or z/os under Hercules) to be able to > > install the operating system side of things? > > > > Also, you can access a DB/2 platform (if you have one), and you do have > > access via file manager to VSAM files as well, I had to look at the > > product > > specs to be sure. > > > > Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
