I think that the technical people do get it, but management does not - or they just don't care. And the customers - with management feeding them the mainframe is obsolete kool aid, it's no wonder that they think they have to move off to a 'newer' platform.
Thanks for the VSPs, I read through most of them and like them. I will try to share them and see if they help. Thanks, Linda Mooney -------------- Original message -------------- From: Steve Comstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mark Yuhas wrote: > > The reason why some shops (mine, in particular) are still using OS/VS > > COBOL and VS COBOL II is that decisions were made according to > > expediency and the fact that the mainframe was to be obsolete by the > > year 2000. Ergo, no need to convert. > > > > On January 1, 2009, we, the mainframers, will be celebrating our 10th > > year of obsolescence with many more in sight. > > > > If it weren't for CICS & DB2, the conversion to Enterprise COBOL would > > have been delayed until LE would not support the old COBOL run time > > environments. > > > > Furthermore, the conversion to Enterprise COBOL has been pared back to > > only those programs using CICS and/or DB2. > > Mark, > > Is there anyone in managment there who sees the irony in all this? > If there is someone who might have an open mind, I've got a series > of VSPs (Very Short Presentations) about today's mainframes, at: > > http://www.trainersfriend.com/General_content/VSP_site.htm > > No charge, no registration. If you think they might at least > open the door a bit more, feel free to use them. > > > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > z/OS Application development made easier > * Our classes include > + How things work > + Programming examples with realistic applications > + Starter / skeleton code > + Complete working programs > + Useful utilities and subroutines > + Tips and techniques > > ==> Check out the Trainer's Friend Store to purchase z/OS <== > ==> application developer toolkits. Sample code in four <== > ==> programming languages, JCL to Assemble or compile, <== > ==> bind and test. <== > ==> http://www.trainersfriend.com/TTFStore/index.html <== > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
