Another good VM application replaced by junk.
-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Walter
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: IBM ServiceLink greenscreen to be discontinued March
31, 2007
Here we go again.
Noticed on IBMLink (yes, using the reliable, productive
greenscreen version) today, 02 Jan 2007:
---<snip>---
Withdrawl of VM ServiceLink
Access to ServiceLink via the VM mode (green screen) will be
removed on
March 31, 2007. ServiceLink will only be available through:
www.ibm.com/ibmlink
The internet version of ServiceLink has been embraced by our
customers
as a safe and secure method of obtaining technical support and
software
maintenance for their zSeries system. Many new features have
been added
to the ServiceLink applications on the web that are not on the
VM
version. These enhanced features include:
a) A tailored fix package for preventive and corrective
service.
b) A more comprehensive Search which includes additional
technical
support libraries.
c) An improved PTF ordering capability in PSP
Since ServiceLink VM is being removed, there will be no changes
made to
the ServiceLink vm code to support the new 2007 daylight saving
time
extension.
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I used to complain that most VM users could not do anything that
didn't get mapped directly to a PFkey. I really **like** the command
line! I don't want to be turned into a systems janitor, only knowing
which buttons to push while not knowing what's going on under the
covers. When someone changes the buttons, stuff stops working the same
and precious time is lost trying to find the latest magic button to
push.
Am I the *only* one who still prefers the stable, unchanging
3270 greenscreen access to IBMLink?
The screens do not change, so you can continue to find
information the way that has always worked: QUICKLY!
"The internet version of ServiceLink has been embraced by our
customers" -- well, not this one!
This is one "withdrawl" (sic) pain that I can really live
without.
Does it really cost IBM anything to support the **unchanging**
greenscreen IBMLink? I don't know of any reason that I should give a
rat's patoot about the "vm code to support the new 2007 daylight saving
time extension." IMHO that really sounds like a weak attempt to find a
justification for abandoning something that still works perfectly.
Happy New Year! BAH HUMBUG!!
Mike (not starting the new year off happily) Walter
Hewitt Associates
Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not
necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates.
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