On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:14:18 -0600, Brian Westerman wrote:

>SyzSpool can attach multiple sub-tasks, and can accept as many files
>simultaneously as the JES SAPI Interface can send. Technically it only looks
>simultaneous because there are multiple sub-tasks.
>
>We don't use USS services at creation time, not because we aren't aware of
>them, but because the overhead is much greater for the task.  USS doesn't
>really need to get involved with processing millions of lines of spool
>output daily.
>
Does this mean that it does not write its output to a DNAME using
standard sequential access methods?

Or, if it does so write its output to a DDNAME, why may the user
not ALLOCATE that DDNAME to a UNIX file?

>I have nothing personal against USS, it just isn't necessary for the purpose
>I designed SyzSpool to serve.
>
Ah, but what has become of OS/360's elegant paradigm of device independence?

-- gil

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