ILR is the prefix for the MVS Auxiliary Storage Management component. I always thought that calling it ILRBIRD was appropriate...
On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 8:09 AM Mike Kerford-Byrnes < [email protected]> wrote: > Given that it was around in the early to mid-80s, it MIGHT be the initials > of its originator. I worked with Ian Ramage - a very talented individual > who worked with me at British Rail in the 70s and, I believe, later on. > He > was very innovative and "trail blazing". I do not recall ILRBIRD, but I > have memories of ILREDIT which was very powerful and innovative for its > time. I specifically recall being told of one feature which was, when an > uncorrectable error arose, the program loaded a Hardware Wait state code > and stopped the machine! I never encountered it myself, but I do not doubt > Ian's ability to implement it. > > > > Ian used to attend GUIDE UK OS working group meetings and was a valuable > contributor. Does anyone else out there remember him? > > > > Mike Kerford-Byrnes > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
