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Warren, Jr. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci911394,00.html MORE INFORMATION ON BIT-TWIDDLING: Population counting (a.k.a. Sideways addition or hamming weight) http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci823500,00.html Wouldja believe Turbo Pascal on IBM Mainframes? http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci530761,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Skills Challenge Got what it takes to join the ranks of the Search390.com IT Intelligencia? You're about to find out. Take Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Skills Challenge and test your melon today. >> To take the Mainframe Skills Challenge, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci906773,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A MAINFRAME ON A PC? | Mr. Know-IT-All's Quiz Question #1 Test your knowledge of the mainframe with today's quiz question, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Which of the following is basically an IBM mainframe system adapted to run on a PC? a. PC/mainframe b. PC/390 c. P/390 d. P/Zseries e. P/z/OS >> For the correct answer, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci906705,00.html >> For more of Mr. Know-IT-All's mind bending quiz questions, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci906773,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ALLOCATING A FILE IN USS FROM TSO OR JCL | Systems Programming Is it possible to allocate a file in USS from TSO or JCL? >> For Mark Zelden's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid536609_tax287555,00.html >> To ask Mark a question about OS/390 systems programming, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid393389_tax287555,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SDSF's DA SCREEN | Systems Programming Expert The title line's CPU field is divided into "MVS'/'LPAR." What exactly do those mean? Do the different products provide different information for those fields? >> For Mark Zelden's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid532819_tax287555,00.html >> To ask Mark a question about OS/390 systems programming, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid393389_tax287555,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USERS GIVE EXCHANGE SERVER 2003 HIGH MARKS | News Microsoft appears to be making some strides in scalability with an upcoming release of its messaging server and its database software, says one early adopter. (SearchWindowsManageability.com) >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci906417,00.html The headline above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHAPTER DOWNLOAD | Porting applications to Linux on the mainframe With all the buzz circling around Linux, you may be quick to assume that porting mainframe applications is your best move... but is switching to open-source really the most cost-effective option? Will moving to Linux yield a high ROI? 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