On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a rather jaundiced view. Every time the word 'legacy' rings, an > angel in heaven is entitled to use the word 'weenie-ware' one more time. > > Since the term 'data set' (is it one or two words?) is pretty much > confined to mainframe, 'file' is useful for communicating to the unwashed > masses. To avoid ambiguity, I try to use 'MVS file' or 'VM file' to > distinguish it from Unix or Linux, both of which (can) live on mainframe. > The problem with 'z/OS' is that it's a marketing/packaging term that is > subject to meta-technical whims in the IBM boardroom. > > BTW we once had a pitch on Linux on z that referred to traditional Unix > applications as 'legacy'. Sweet. > legacy == ​mature, stable, reliable (hopefully much like a spouse after 30+ years of marriage), but maybe not "glitzy" or "glamorous" . > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > -- "Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called 'rain'." -- Michael McClary, in alt.fusion Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
