IBM provided PTFs for IBM's code, not for customer-written applications. Of course, you could contract with IBM to help, but the updates would not come in the form of PTFs.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of McCabe, Ron <rmcc...@mutualofenumclaw.com> Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 4:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: it was 20 years ago today Several "hacks"? Were any of these "hacks" provided by IBM in the form of a PTF? Thanks, Ron McCabe Manager of Mainframe/Midrange Systems Mutual of Enumclaw -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 1:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: it was 20 years ago today There were several hacks; one was to change the interpretation of a binary XL1 or H, or a decimal, PL2 field from "last two digits" to "offset from 1900". -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.gmu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=02%7C01%7Crmccabe%40MUTUALOFENUMCLAW.COM%7Cc50e14882b7540a38c9408d78fc6c604%7C5a381f7dcc3d4a93b2cbd2fd072e535a%7C1%7C0%7C637135956219215589&sdata=2IKGguhb6ElhN9ofIVvZrpYfwFhQXzQyLRZ3sCVTVMg%3D&reserved=0 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of McCabe, Ron <rmcc...@mutualofenumclaw.com> Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 3:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: it was 20 years ago today Question about how the year 2000 was handled as we just got hit by a major date problem. I remember that one way to handle the date comparisons was to have all the years from 00-19 (or something greater than 19) have a high value so it would be greater than the 1990's. Does anyone remember that? Was it something IBM did although I don't recall putting on any patches for something like that so I'm thinking it was something we did. Thanks, Ron McCabe Manager of Mainframe/Midrange Systems Mutual of Enumclaw -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Wayne Bickerdike Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 11:14 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: it was 20 years ago today The tale has many variations. Unlikely to have been Bessie Braddock. WC died in 1965 and was out of politics. It was reputed to be Lady Astor. On Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 05:03 Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > To put it in context, WC called her ugly *before* she called him drunk. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) 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