Ed,

I wish I had the fortune to meet everyone here on the listserv via SHARE.
I consulted for 20 yrs and the companies weren't sending anyone and my finances 
weren't the best. Over the years meet some good folks at the IBM Ed centers 
here and in Europe. Also agree that the CBT tapes have been a lifesaver all the 
way around. The Xephon pubs are also very useful and has personally helped me a 
lot, especially with the age of the Internet and so called experts in many 
arenas and whose code won't even work. 

So you add my big Ty to Sam Golab and Sam Knutson and I am on my third cup of 
go juice

Scott ford
www.identityforge.com

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll 
understand. - Chinese Proverb


On Dec 27, 2012, at 2:45 PM, Ed Finnell <[email protected]> wrote:

> Went to first SHARE in '81. Met Arnie, Steve Smith, and Bruce Leland  among 
> others. Took a long time to get PDS command in the door past the software  
> sentries. Anyway, moved back to UA in '86 with only partial SHARE support 
> and  many years of proration. The CBT tape was a fiscal life saver. Along 
> with 
> VMSHARE and HESC we were able to provide a robust set of options and 
> solutions.  As charter members of bitnet several lists were started in '86 
> most 
> noticeably  for ibm-main, pmail and Candle. At that time listserv ran under 
> VM and  Darren got nominated. Candle's list didn't last long and was flicked 
> out 
> after a few years. Don't know if pMail survived the conversions or no. 
> Ibm-main has had intermittent support and participation. It  has survived 
> conversions and budget cuts. As more developers and  techies picked up and 
> got connected it has remained chatty but useful tool of  the trade.
> 
> Now what Maple syrup has to do with z/OS escapes me but I'm only on  my 
> first cup of coffee.... 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 12/27/2012 1:18:46 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
> [email protected] writes:
> 
> I made  the first cut in October 1990 (Version 322).  So I have 
> had it for 22  years, so far.  Sam Knutson started the web site in 
> October  1998.  NaSPA was duplicating the tapes for us, until then.   
> That's where it's at, thank  God.
> 
> 
> 
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