Sense of humors are fussy things, aren't they? ;-) This would be better with a beer in hand and some peanuts in the shell..
I officially dub it: 12end minidisk and save a few more bytes. Those non-mainframe muggles will pronounce it 'twelve end minidisk' and we can all smirk. Have a good weekend, Richard, and all! (I never whine, I only grumble and mumble - like a true curmudgeon) Scott Rohling On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Mike Walter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Your original question included the phrase: > > every time I use the phrase 'full pack minidisk'. > > Now you're whining that: > " 1 to END minidisk" just doesn't have the same ring to it as 'full > pack'. And it's another syllable to mumble.. ;-) > > Granted, it does take one *whole extra syllable*, but : > 1 to end minidisk vs > full pack minidisk > *saves a whole BYTE!* > > Maybe it depends on your elocution skills vs your typing speed and quality > (both frequent challenges for me). But "syllable" itself uses a the same > number of syllables as bytes as "1 to end"! ;-) > > Oh look... it's: FRIDAY!! BYTE me! ;-) > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > *"Scott Rohling" <[email protected]>* > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> > > 06/18/2010 04:26 PM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > Subject > Re: what is a 'full pack' minidisk? > > > > > Ok -- darn it. "a 1 to END minidisk" just doesn't have the same ring to > it as 'full pack'. And it's another syllable to mumble.. ;-) > > For Linux guests - my typical recommendation is to use '1 to END minidisks' > rather than get into dividing things any smaller - unless there is a really > compelling reason. And I typically refer to this as a 'full pack' > provisioning implementation -- so I think I need to stop doing that. > > Thanks all -- wanted to make sure I wasn't in the dark on how to refer to > these beasties. > > Scott Rohling > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Alan Altmark > <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>> > wrote: > On Friday, 06/18/2010 at 05:07 EDT, Scott Rohling > <*[email protected]* <[email protected]>> wrote: > > Are there different terms for a minidisk that is defined from 1-END as > opposed > > to 0-END ? I keep having to clarify which I mean every time I use the > phrase > > 'full pack minidisk'. > > A fullpack minidisk is define as either 0-END or with DEVNO. > > > Is there a more succinct way to refer to them separately so I don't have > to > > parenthetically explain what I mean? (1-END) > > There is no official term, but I don't see what's wrong with "a 1 to END > minidisk". It requires no more explication than "fullpack". If there > isn't a VMer on the other end of the conversation, you're going to explain > it no matter what you say! :-) > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott > > ------------------------------ > > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may > contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if > this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert > the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any > attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of > this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly > prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be > monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure > compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails > are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be > intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed > to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
