Lol, probably Linux... 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 Feb 13, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Graham Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote: > Being naive - assuming Microsoft are enormous, not having IBM iron, with what > hardware/software do they maintain their business? > Graham Hobbs > --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Itschak Mugzach" <[email protected]> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:22 PM > Subject: Re: Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all > > >> It is *very* partial list. There are about 25 mainframe shops in israel, >> only one is listed. >> >> ITschak >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Ken Porowski <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> One of the comments on that article left this link >>> http://mainframes.wikidot.com/ which claims to be a partial listing of >>> all Mainframe shops in the world. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This email message and any accompanying materials may contain proprietary, >>> privileged and confidential information of CIT Group Inc. or its >>> subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, "CIT"), and are intended solely >>> for the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of >>> this communication, any use, disclosure, printing, copying or distribution, >>> or reliance on the contents, of this communication is strictly >>> prohibited. CIT disclaims any liability for the review, retransmission, >>> dissemination or other use of, or the taking of any action in reliance >>> upon, this communication by persons other than the intended >>> recipient(s). If you have received this communication in error, please >>> reply to the sender advising of the error in transmission, and immediately >>> delete and destroy the communication and any accompanying materials. To the >>> extent permitted by applicable law, CIT and others may inspect, review, >>> monitor, analyze, copy, record and retain any communications sent from or >>> received at this email address. >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of John McKown >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:02 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all >>> >>> http://www.itworld.com/career/341879/cobol-will-outlive-us-all >>> <quote> >>> ... >>> >>> The reason that I'm telling you about COBOL is that I predict that over >>> the next few years, new COBOL programmers are going to be in high demand >>> and very possibly paid a premium for their efforts. Generally speaking, >>> the COBOL programming skill set resides in baby boomers that have been >>> programming in COBOL their entire career. The issue is that these baby >>> boomers have begun retiring in enormous numbers. Additionally, new >>> college recruits have neither the skill set nor the interest in >>> replacing them. The problem for companies employing these COBOL >>> programmers is that if the software stops, so does the company. >>> >>> </quote> >>> >>> -- >>> This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an >>> actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? >>> >>> Maranatha! <>< >>> John McKown >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >>> email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
