Interesting question.
I was trying to explain VTAM to a relatively newbe a couple weeks ago.
And I did come to the conclusion that since there are no new SNA hardware
anymore, not only VTAM should be sunsetted, but we need to play to get rid of
VTAM in the next few years.
The problem still remains, that CICS takes to VTAM. CICS doesn't talk directly
with IP terminals (like can be done with VM). So, until there is an IBM
supplied solution, VTAM still needs to be supported and available in the VSE
world. That is, until we are forced to send all of our screens thru a browser.
Tom Duerbusch
THD Consulting
Law of Cat Acceleration
A cat will accelerate at a constant rate, until he gets good and
ready to stop.
>>> "Burch, Aubrey Dennis CIV DISA GS4B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/28/2008 1:08 PM
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If IBM is weighing the future of VM/VTAM support either on IFLs or
standard CPs (and I get the feeling reading this list that they are),
then they can consider VM/VTAM a critical requirement for us.
Regards,
Denny Burch
z/VM and z/LINUX Systems
DISA DECC Mechanicsburg
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