I would pay that in a heartbeat. I spend $60/month on Youtube TV for which I receive much less benefit :-) But what I would like to see is my current client spend money on the Enterprise version and also IBM Developer for z/OS. There is the complaint that the burning bridge for legacy applications are not the applications themselves (Cobol/CICS/Assembler/VSAM) but the ageing developers :-) With Developer for z/OS and zDPT might be interested in getting a whole new generation of developers into the z/OS platform but without the pain of z/OS, JCL etc. My 2cents anyway.
On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 4:03 AM Jerry Whitteridge < [email protected]> wrote: > Agreed - $120 is something affordable by most, and I'm really excited to > see this coming out > > Jerry Whitteridge > [email protected] > Manager Mainframe Systems & HP Non-Stop > Albertsons Companies > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of Grant Taylor > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 8:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: zPDT Learner's Edition > > 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 premature (O(weeks)) as it has purportedly been withdrawn and someone 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. :-) > > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ________________________________ > Warning: All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the > corporate e-mail system, and is subject to archival and review by someone > other than the recipient. This e-mail may contain proprietary information > and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient(s), you are notified > that you have received this message in error and that any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the > sender immediately. > ________________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
