Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-27 Thread R.S.
Speaking about VSAM by Ron Ferguson. I bought it in 2004 or later. It is awfully obsoleted! Theoretically it's been updated, but ... Last (and rather least): quality of print and binding is poor. I also have VSAM by Doug Lowe, which is dated 1986 - and IMHO it is more up to date. Much more easy

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-22 Thread Ron Hawkins
Of Mark S. Waterbury Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Questions Regarding Disk Cache What is this VSAM Bible you are referring to? Ron Hawkins wrote: Bob, Notes on the bookshelf. VSAM Bible in one of three boxes next to where I am

Re: SPAM: Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-22 Thread Rick Fochtman
---snip-- Virtual Storage Access Method - The Complete Source Book for VSAM File Structures by Ronald K Ferguson. Now out of box number 2. Mine hasn't got a signature, but it has a coffee stain :-) --unsnip-- You mean coffee was

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-22 Thread Gene Hudders
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene Hudders Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Questions Regarding Disk Cache Hi: These were a few questions posted on another topic in CICS-L for which no reply was received. The topic was CI/CA

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-21 Thread Mark S. Waterbury
What is this VSAM Bible you are referring to? Ron Hawkins wrote: Bob, Notes on the bookshelf. VSAM Bible in one of three boxes next to where I am sitting right now. The notes were part of convincing a customer to use a large CISZ to solve a CI/CA split problem. The notes are lifted from

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-21 Thread Shane
On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 23:17 -0800, Ron Hawkins wrote: I should have check first. Where's my Ronald K. Ferguson bible when I need it? Drifting around off the west coast of Canada with the author per-chance ... Shane ...

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-21 Thread Richards, Robert B.
] - -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 23:17 -0800, Ron Hawkins

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-21 Thread Richards, Robert B.
Preaching to the choir, Ron! My copy is autographed! :-) Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:22 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache Bob

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-21 Thread Ron Hawkins
Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Questions Regarding Disk Cache Shane, I doubt Ron has a copy with him, seeing that he can quote chapter and verse without it handy

Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-20 Thread Gene Hudders
Hi: These were a few questions posted on another topic in CICS-L for which no reply was received. The topic was CI/CA splits and I asked the following questions, which were embedded in the response: 1) Two of the processes of completing a CA split is to format the new CA and clear out

Re: Questions Regarding Disk Cache

2008-02-20 Thread Ron Hawkins
, February 20, 2008 1:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Questions Regarding Disk Cache Hi: These were a few questions posted on another topic in CICS-L for which no reply was received. The topic was CI/CA splits and I asked the following questions, which were embedded