Bruno Sugliani wrote:
agreed 100%
i would add that our 19000 inhouse cobol programs do not leave much
alternative than to hope for a big life expectancy for our mainframe
In some cases the choice is that there is no choice . be it cobol or some
fancy software running only on some fancy OS for some fancy department .
Ah, so do you need some training to keep your staff up
to date on new features / options of COBOL? Or that
fancy z/OS UNIX System Services?
[Of course, it would have to be in English, although I'd
be happy to work with an interpreter. Maybe someone on
ibm-main would volunteer. :-) ]
Bruno Sugliani
zxnetconsult(at)free(dot)fr
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:38:49 -0600, Howard Brazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On 24 Jun 2008 21:41:28 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve
Comstock) wrote:
What's the driving factor that gives mainframes any
kind of real life expectancy, given that Windows and
xNIX are now up to MF standards?
Evaluate your needs and wants, compare them with the costs involved -
just as you do with any other purchase.
Some people compare computers with transportation. Sometimes a cargo
ship is the best solution, other times, trains, large trucks, small
trucks, vans, sedans, race cars, bicycles, Segways, feet, or crawling
work better for particular tasks.
Each tool has different standards, different costs, different
strengths, and different weaknesses.
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
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