On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM Jon Perryman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Topic moved from assembler to IBM-MAIN
> <snip>

Multi-tasking 102: TSO and ISPF do not multi-task because people do not
> understand multi-tasking and would abuse it.
> <snip>


Huh?

ISPF multi-tasks under TSO/E - The TMP IKJEFT01 attaches IKJEFT09 which
attaches ISPMAIN which attaches ISPTASK, and each logical screen under ISPF
is a separate  ISPTASK subtask of the ISPMAIN task. Additionally, when you
invoke the TSOEXEC command under ISPF, a sister task to the IKJEFT09 task
is attached while the originating ISPF task structure waits.

If you want to write a multi-tasking ISPF application, you can. There are
no restrictions.

Mike Shaw
MVS/QuickRef Support Group
Chicago-Soft, Ltd.

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