On 2014-03-17, at 08:44, Vernooij, CP (SPLXM) - KLM wrote: > > The big difference to notice is: > You logon to a *nix system via Telnet or so. > The *nix argot is "login", not "logon". I wonder if that arises from the difference you note?
> You don't logon to a mainframe. You logon to an application on a mainframe. > So, you don't logon *via* TSO, you logon *to* TSO. > I don't see the difference as so great. On a *nix system, you log[oi]n to an application (usually a shell) named in your entry in /etc/passwd (or RACF). This corresponds to TSO, or CICS, or ... > Maybe this helps in terminology misunderstandings. > Hmmm. And if I connect via ssh to a Unix System Services shell, am I then logging on to the mainframe? Is USS considered an application? Yes, the shell can be considered an application, but then logging in to any *nix system involves an application. What about z/VM? is your virtual machine (often CMS) an application? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
