And just exactly how do they expect to get Windows? Microsoft is basically subscriptions services noadaays.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Edward Gould > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 1:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued > > > On Mar 26, 2018, at 2:23 PM, John Eells <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:33:23 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > >>>> "IBM plans to discontinue delivery of z/OS platform products and > service on magnetic tape on July 1, 2018. ..." > >>> Congratulations to IBM. This sounds the death nell for z/OS at this > >>> install. > >>> What will you do instead? > > > > (I'm not sure why I can't see Ed's post, so I copied the above from > > another.) > > > > First, we are still delivering these things on DVD and have no current plans > to stop doing that. So, if that was your concern, a connection to the > internet > from z/OS is not required. > > > > In addition to that, you can take a laptop outside your firewall, download > stuff*, bring the laptop back in, connect to your internal network, and upload > it to z/OS to be processed. A connection from z/OS to the internet is not > required for this, either, and it's probably faster than waiting for a DVD to > arrive. I don't have actual numbers handy, but the data volume for most > orders is probably less than you need to download for a Netflix movie in SD. > If you are ordering the gorilla in the room (z/OS itself), it's about what you > need for a few Netflix HD movies. > > > > Then, if you are willing to buy hardware as David Boyes outlined, you can > perhaps do it that way. I have no knowledge about these products, and we > have not tested that approach, so I do not know whether or not it works. If > someone has tried it, I'd be (academically, I'll admit) interesting in knowing > about the outcome. > > > > * "Stuff" = Products, PTFs, HOLDDATA, etc. > > > > -- > John: > Between the Auditor and the CEO they are of one voice. No outside data > (include DVD’s) are allowed. They have been quite vocal in this and insists it > be their way or noway. > Ed > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
