Yeah, except PC DOS is more like DPS on a S/360-20. DOS on a S/360-30 was more advanced than PC DOS.
Sent from iPhone - small keyboard fat fingers - expect spellinf errots. > On Dec 19, 2015, at 12:29 PM, Joel C. Ewing <[email protected]> wrote: > > But if the comment was made by someone whose education is limited to > Intel, he probably is convinced IBM mainframe DOS is equivalent to PC DOS. > Joel C. Ewing > >> On 12/18/2015 06:31 PM, Clark Morris wrote: >>> On 18 Dec 2015 09:44:15 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >>> >>> Nice, maybe someone should introduce them to the Mainframe Basics Redbook. >>> >>> >>> On Friday, December 18, 2015 12:42 PM, Walter Davies >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Our board of supervisors like to say the mainframe is running on DOS. One >>> is an ex intel management employee. >> Since VSE (DOS descendant) is still supported and upgraded (I suspect >> mostly under VM), the statement could be accurate. Are there any >> current IBM references to DOS/VSE? Does anyone run VSE on the bare >> metal? >> >> Clark Morris >>>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Grinsell, Don <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Cute. The problem is there's nobody there to call bull$h!t or do a fact >>>> check. We see this sort of testimony here as well often implying that we >>>> are still running an antiquated s/360 that absolutely nobody knows anything >>>> about anymore. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Donald Grinsell >>>> State of Montana >>>> 406-444-2983 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> "Hell is other people." >>>> ~ Jean-Paul Sartre >>>> >>>> >>>> >> > > > -- > Joel C. Ewing, Bentonville, AR [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
