+1 Ed. I was at the Poughkeepsie TDM where Don Ault gave ISVs the initial presentation on Open MVS. That was way before Linux was ported to the mainframe. At the time, I didn't understand the need for OMVS, but it has turned out to be a lifesaving element that has kept our ecosystem afloat.
Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM Ed Jaffe < [email protected]> wrote: > On 3/26/2025 7:38 AM, Phil Smith III wrote: > > > https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-notable-failed-programming-tools-that-promised-to-revolutionize-software-development > > > > Trausti Thor Johannsson's response (which is currently at the top there, > but might not be later) includes "[Java] not only made Mainframe computers > not die but made them very useful." > > > > I don't think I've ever seen anyone claim that Java saved IBM Z, nor > that it's a major use case. Yeah, it's there, but even with zIIPs and zAAPs > it's not all THAT common, is it? Or have I just been working with the wrong > sort of customers? > > I have said *many* times that z/OS UNIX nee OS/390 USS nee MVS Open > Edition saved the mainframe. Of course, by "mainframe" I meant > traditional z/OS mainframe environments. > > Years ago, I met Bill Schoen at an IBM TDM reception in Poughkeepsie and > shook his hand so vigorously that he probably remembers it to this day. > I told him that I credited him, more than any other individual in the > world, with saving the mainframe. If Don Ault had been there, I would > have congratulated him too. That team (I think they were in Kingston at > the time) implemented a fundamentally-crucial difference in capability > that has been leveraged over the years by TCP/IP, Java, z/OSMF, and many > other critical components. And now Kershaw Mehta and his team, standing > on the shoulders of giants, continue that great work by fundamentally > improving z/OS UNIX to support native containers. > > -- > Phoenix Software International > Edward E. Jaffe > Chief Technology Officer > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the > information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise > received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, > review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information > contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies > of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email > message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this > email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be > free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system > into > which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient > to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the > sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
