On Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:16:50 -0500, John Gilmore wrote:
>
>It does not much interest IBM's management, I suspect because it is
>not the focus of 'interesting' activity.  Moreover, it is not a profit
>center.  It generates no identifiable revenue stream; it is instead
>'given away' as a part of the operating system (which is of course
>paid for).
> 
I had understood that, new with MVS/XA, HLASM was not "'given away'
as a part of the operating system", but a separately priced prerequisite.
Has that changed, or was I mistaken?

TNLs?  Did someone say it's harder to update electronic documentation
than hardcopy?  Fairly long ago, I understood that in parts of the
aviation service industry mechanics were allowed to print hardcopies
of electronic manuals, but that it was a serious offense to retain them
beyond an explicit expiration date.

-- gil

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