In 586f66d0-1da1-4a0a-ba56-e0829cb47...@yahoo.com, on 02/14/2012
at 08:13 AM, Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com said:
Very interesting article / blog, but anyone know why NASA pulled the
plug on their last mainframe?
I don't know that they did. NASA has other sites besides MSFC.
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All,
Very interesting article / blog, but anyone know why NASA pulled the plug on
their last mainframe? Cost ?
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www.identityforge.com
On Feb 13, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Bob Shannon bshan...@rocketsoftware.com wrote:
One of my favorite SHARE
On 14 Feb 2012 05:14:23 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:
All,
Very interesting article / blog, but anyone know why NASA pulled the plug on
their last mainframe? Cost ?
My guess is that the applications they wanted to run had better
software and hardware support on other platforms.
No, They are using Russian platforms for space flights (soon on Virgin)...
;-) No need for software or hardware. all supplied by the Russian space
industry. (I am jocking, of course).
ITschak
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com wrote:
All,
Very interesting
It's hack,
That was funny, I liked that
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www.identityforge.com
On Feb 14, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Itschak Mugzach imugz...@gmail.com wrote:
No, They are using Russian platforms for space flights (soon on Virgin)...
;-) No need for software or
Meant to say Itschak that's funny, liked it
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Senior Systems Engineer
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On Feb 14, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Itschak Mugzach imugz...@gmail.com wrote:
No, They are using Russian platforms for space flights (soon on Virgin)...
;-) No need for software
Yeah, but the inverse femtobarns of data needs processing too!
In a message dated 2/14/2012 7:50:18 A.M. Central Standard Time,
cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca writes:
Support for
scientific and compute intensive application probably has not kept up
on the mainframe.
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Maybe they should have kept the Mainframe?
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Maybe they should have kept the Mainframe?
By doing this, has NASA proven there's no intelligent life in the universe?
Dave
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:29:00 +1100, Matthew Donald matthew.b.don...@gmail.com
wrote:
This month marks the end of an era in NASA computing. Marshall Space
Flight Center powered down NASAs last mainframe, the IBM Z9 Mainframe. For
my millennial readers, I suppose that I should define what a
One of my favorite SHARE sessions was in San Diego 2007 when Jan Green
presented
Space Shuttle Usage of z/OS.
That was a really good session. I shared it with my then boss who had been a
NASA flight controller.
Bob Shannon
Rocket Software
This month marks the end of an era in NASA computing. Marshall Space
Flight Center powered down NASA’s last mainframe, the IBM Z9 Mainframe. For
my millennial readers, I suppose that I should define what a mainframe is.
Well, that’s easier said than done, but here goes -- It’s a big
Very interesting , my late father had the option to see Houston Manned
Spacecraft Center in the 70s or 80s. He worked for Unisys and their systems at
that time were all Univac. Also around the same time Disneyworld was Unisys
also. He has the option to go ack stage there also..
Now NASA is
All of the people entering the astronaut program now get an Ipod. :-P
On 2/12/2012 12:35 PM, Scott Ford wrote:
Very interesting , my late father had the option to see Houston Manned
Spacecraft Center in the 70s or 80s. He worked for Unisys and their systems at
that time were all Univac. Also
for the things we did can be tempered by time;
it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
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From: Dave Day david...@consolidated.net
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:39:27 AM
Subject: Re: NASA closes it's last
Man, probably ...remember the lunar lander had was it 8 or 16k
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On Feb 12, 2012, at 1:39 PM, Dave Day david...@consolidated.net wrote:
All of the people entering the astronaut program now get an Ipod. :-P
On
Dave,
I find the most interesting of the difference between mainframe ppl and the pc
world is the thinking process. The mainframe process was long and complicated
and thought out, pc to me is usually a slam dunk.
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Senior Systems Engineer
www.identityforge.com
@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:39:27 AM
Subject: Re: NASA closes it's last mainframe
All of the people entering the astronaut program now get an Ipod. :-P
On 2/12/2012 12:35 PM, Scott Ford wrote:
Very interesting , my late father had the option to see Houston Manned
Spacecraft
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