Thanks, Eric!
Pure curiosity question, I have no need for it: the removal of MICR support
- does this mean MICR is no longer used, or is it that between the huge
drop in check/cheque use and the availability of USB readers for squatty
boxes, it's just that nobody needs it on Z any more?
On July 31, 2026 8:32:15 AM Eric Rossman <[email protected]> wrote:
There is a blog in the IBM Community which was just updated with a
clarification in a comment that CTC does not include FICON CTC (as you all
suspected):
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/discussion/device-support
Eric Rossman
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ICSF Security Architect
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Phil Smith III
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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBM Statement of Direction
If only there was some sort of definitive way to tell, like IBM specifying
the device types and models for which they're dropping support... /s
Srsly, device type and model is the canonical way IBM describes things; I'm
gobsmacked that this SoD doesn't list them. Actually it's even worse: it
DOES say "Device Types" but then lists device *classes* (like "CTC").
It seems like the old guard are all retiring and the mouse kids aren't
paying attention. I am sad.
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