DWIN was superesed by DWIM - Do what I meant! -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [External] Re: Ancient DASD connectivity
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 8:08 AM Pommier, Rex <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, > > No problem. I wasn't very clear in my comments. Kind of like wanting > the computer to have a "DWIW" command - do what I want. :-) > DWIW has been deprecated by the new DWIN (Do What I Need) instruction. Because end users don't really know what they need and their "wants" are not always helpful. > > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 6:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [External] Re: Ancient DASD connectivity > > On Wed, 15 May 2019 20:31:55 +0000, Pommier, Rex wrote: > > >The point I was making was that IBM had some DASD subsystems for > >large(r) customers with integrated controllers > > Oh. Sorry I misunderstood. Thanks for the clarification. > > The s/360 POO (available on bitsavers), says, "A control unit may be > housed separately or it may be physically and logically integral with > the I/O device." > > -- > Tom Marchant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > The information contained in this message is confidential, protected > from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this > message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any > action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to > this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic > or hard copy format. Thank you. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- This is clearly another case of too many mad scientists, and not enough hunchbacks. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
