SPAC was Security Pacific Automation Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent corporation. When U.S. banking was (partially) deregulated in the 80s, SPAC was set up to contain all of IT, including people, hardware, and software. SPAC was then allowed to compete for outside business along the lines of a service bureau. In a similar vein, banking business units were allowed to look outside for service if they weren't happy with SPAC offerings.
I don't remember 'SPIZ', but it's plausible that such a unit existed. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-302-7535 Office robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lester, Bob Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Old MF shops - was - RE: LRECL=255 vs LRECL=259 HI Ed, One more, then I'll go back to lurking.... Was SPAC related to SPIZ? I seem to remember that SPIZ was Security Pacific (something), but then it gets cloudy... Thanks! BobL -----Original Message----- From: Lester, Bob Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:12 PM To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Subject: RE: Old MF shops - was - RE: LRECL=255 vs LRECL=259 [ EXTERNAL ] Hi Ed, Dang fat fingers! That should be BofB, or more formally, FNBofB. Thanks! BobL -----Original Message----- From: Lester, Bob Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Old MF shops - was - RE: LRECL=255 vs LRECL=259 [ EXTERNAL ] HI Ed, Does BofA predate BoB? Sorry, I realize it's not Friday yet, but.... Thanks! BobL -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: LRECL=255 vs LRECL=259 [ EXTERNAL ] On 11/15/2016 11:51 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > Ed, you and I shared some of that life at Security Pacific Bank. Too late to > check on SPAC now, but my recollection from before I met you until today, I > have always used/encountered LRECL 255. SPAC is one of the places I remember using LRECL=259, but as you say it can't be checked now. BofA cannibalized and then decommissioned those systems long ago... -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
