On 9/24/21 9:41 AM, Tom Brennan wrote:
Like Ray, for years I've been advocating something free or nearly free with every IBM manager I happen to see. No effect so far. If this works it could be a big change for future education.
I feel like $120 / year is well within the reach of any student or hobbyist that wants to learn. It's *SIGNIFICANTLY* more approachable than the $5k entry point for other options for professionals from IBM.
It seems as if the announcement on IBM's site may have been slightly premature (O(weeks)) as it has purportedly been withdrawn and someone else in the community has said that it should be available in mid October.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this rolls out. I love the idea of having an IBM supported way to run contemporary z/OS along side my well seasoned P/390-E. :-)
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