Check out BBC - History - Bletchley Park (pictures, video, facts news)

2013-05-03 Thread Ed Finnell
_BBC - History - Bletchley Park (pictures, video, facts news)_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/places/bletchley_park) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: BMC

2013-05-06 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah, I just saw it go past on Bloomberg. Bain Golden Gate Capitol for $6.9B. Probably means the software prices will change. Haven't gotten any spam from them yet mostly online viagra, match.com, and Uphold the 2nd A mendment. FWIW Bloomberg has a new show called the Brink. Monday at

Re: Destination z -- Back to the Future -- Don't Reinvent Mainframe Wheels

2013-05-06 Thread Ed Finnell
Yup. Especially robust when they claimed 'we can replace all mainframe functions' for $25K. Then 3 server upgrades and 8 new personnel totaling over $1M; drop the database on Friday before new fundraiser. Backups not usable. When smoke cleared, junked the whole department. In a message

Re: Duplicate Batch Job

2013-05-07 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah, we had a bright VMer said he could run circles around ISPF with XEDIT macros. Well maybe after six thousand job submissions. Had to retool him pretty good In a message dated 5/7/2013 12:49:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, paulgboul...@aim.com writes: Why is that a problem?

Re: Duplicate Batch Job

2013-05-07 Thread Ed Finnell
RJE-VM guest to JES3 spool. SPF was pretty primitive back then and some pretty convoluted CLISTs were written at application level. In a message dated 5/7/2013 5:29:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, paulgboul...@aim.com writes: How was he submitting the jobs? NJE? FTP? Other (specify)?

Re: ternary logic, was: What is... K notation?

2013-05-08 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah, they even came up with flip-flap-flop nomenclature. Died pretty quick, but it sounded cool. In a message dated 5/8/2013 10:46:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mike.a.sch...@gmail.com writes: Ternary, with values of 0,1,2, could be useful in a binary addition logic. You are only

Re: Following up on Rexx and Metal C

2013-05-14 Thread Ed Finnell
Sam has the XEPHON stuff aggregated into the _www.cbttape.org_ (http://www.cbttape.org) on the main page or /xephon/ directory /xephonm /$$index has an index to pubs and topics in .pdf format. Velly nice. In a message dated 5/14/2013 12:33:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: load module

2013-05-15 Thread Ed Finnell
Where does it live? pfx.PRODUCT.VRM.loadlib If it's in LINKLST then isrddn should find it. Otherwise have to look at the DB/2 STC jcl for loadlibs. In a message dated 5/15/2013 3:06:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: Are there any eye catchers in the module to

Re: DB2 + REUSASID(YES)

2013-05-16 Thread Ed Finnell
It's been too long, I remember when we first hit it after DB/2 upgrade to V5 or something. Think the answer was it's 'an integrity issue'. For long time until we could get more 'power' in place we just QUIESCED the most active DB's without restarting DB/2. In a message dated 5/16/2013

Re: JOB: z/OS Systems Programmer @ Univ. of FL

2013-05-17 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah if I were younger this would be a spot worth looking at. Health benefits, no state taxes, 403(b) plan. Other factors UFL has been a long time supporter of SHARE and as large .edu have an assortment of platforms and resources at their disposal. Further in researching treatments, they

Re: DFHUTILB and DFHUPROC

2013-05-26 Thread Ed Finnell
It's telling the truth! PROCLIBs contain PROCs, loadlibs contain executables. Go back and check the CNTL or INSTALL for the DB/2 STOGROPs and copy from there. In a message dated 5/26/2013 3:44:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gho...@cdpwise.net writes: IEW4007I FIND FOR MODULE DSNUPROC

Re: OT: How to open a new list at UA.EDU?

2013-05-28 Thread Ed Finnell
Thanks for posting. That's the real AFP list. Glad you guys subscribe to both. For some reason some version of Tropica started having serious problems. I unsubscribed and never went back. In a message dated 5/28/2013 6:57:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rogerbo...@gmail.com writes: hand,

Re: To Backup or Not to Backup Data - That is the question

2013-05-30 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah after losing a data center and DR to Semtek it changes your perspective. Wish we had a Cloud! Well the tertiary cold site kicked in and they were back on the air in about a week. YMMV... In a message dated 5/30/2013 2:09:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, allan.stal...@kbmg.com writes:

Re: To Backup or Not to Backup Data - That is the question

2013-05-30 Thread Ed Finnell
There were several Chicago stories at SHARE and others. Still remember the Ryder presentation after Hurricane Andrew. They even had 'Helper' teams for families that had damage or were displaced. In a message dated 5/30/2013 2:52:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wdri...@us.ibm.com writes:

Re: To Backup or Not to Backup Data - That is the question

2013-05-31 Thread Ed Finnell
SHARE is a valuable resource of 'what I missed'. My fave was the Fat boys tried to plug a three phase printer into a 43xx. Blew the T05 cans out of the socket boards! In a message dated 5/31/2013 9:43:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: vendors, they start to

Re: Gives There a VM Discussion List?

2013-06-04 Thread Ed Finnell
But all lists don't use Lsoft. Sam has a link to lists on _www.cbttape.org_ (http://www.cbttape.org) (down left hand side) but the last time I tried it a few of the lists had moved! Chuckie has been a long time participant with ibm-main although his responsibilities have shifted. In a

Check out IBM buys SoftLayer as part of public cloud push | PCWorld

2013-06-04 Thread Ed Finnell
_IBM buys SoftLayer as part of public cloud push | PCWorld_ (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2040723/ibm-buys-softlayer-as-part-of-public-cloud-push.htm l) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Check out Moto X: Motorola reveals plans for ink and even pills to replace AL

2013-06-04 Thread Ed Finnell
_Moto X: Motorola reveals plans for ink and even pills to replace ALL your passwords | Mail Online_ (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2333203/Moto-X-Motorola-reveals-plans-ink-pills-replace-ALL-passwords.html?ito =feeds-newsxml) When was it T.J. Watson got in so much trouble

Check out CERN Data Centre passes 100 petabytes | CERN

2013-06-08 Thread Ed Finnell
_CERN Data Centre passes 100 petabytes | CERN_ (http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2013/02/cern-data-centre-passes-100-petabytes) Give them a pretty big honkin data collection. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: Check out CERN Data Centre passes 100 petabytes | CERN

2013-06-08 Thread Ed Finnell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center In a message dated 6/8/2013 2:09:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, st...@trainersfriend.com writes: Wonder how that compares to the data stored at NSA. -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Check out CERN Data Centre passes 100 petabytes | CERN

2013-06-10 Thread Ed Finnell
Seems like it'd be cheaper to just befriend everybody on facebook. Remember a SHARE presentation by NSA from mid-nineties and they described some of what they do. Said their goal was to remain 5 yrs ahead of 'state-of-the-art'. In a message dated 6/10/2013 5:17:06 A.M. Central Daylight

Re: Choosing a tape library

2013-06-11 Thread Ed Finnell
Shhh, Marissa Meyer is liable to buy them. In a message dated 6/11/2013 5:16:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wayn...@gmail.com writes: They are a very cluey IBM development shop. Shame there was so little additional take-up of the product.

Re: To view Brodcast notification message

2013-06-13 Thread Ed Finnell
Sam did a good bit of work on cleaning up Broadcasts mystery and again these can be found on _www.cbttape.org_ (http://www.cbttape.org) In a message dated 6/13/2013 12:30:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, retired-mainfra...@q.com writes: Some are cleared once they are displayed (and

Re: To view Brodcast notification message

2013-06-13 Thread Ed Finnell
SEND LIST as a MVS operator command or subcommand of the OPER command in TSO. If you have the authority to issue those. Regards, John K We're having trouble with JK's mailer so I'm replying as a test. In a message dated 6/13/2013 8:20:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

Check out GE Hiring Thousands of Engineers to Build Industrial Web - Business

2013-06-18 Thread Ed Finnell
_GE Hiring Thousands of Engineers to Build Industrial Web - Businessweek_ (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-17/ge-hiring-thousands-of-engineers -to-build-industrial-internet) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: OMVS OEDIT invocation help?

2013-06-20 Thread Ed Finnell
Haven't used it in awhile. From CBTTAPE index of lists. Topic:IBM's UNIX on MVS a.k.a OpenEdition a.k.a USS a.k.a. OE a.k.a OS390 Unix System Services Porting to OS390, Utilities, Shell, C, Perl, Domino Go Webserver, Security, misc. Name: MVS-OE Type: LISTSERV

Re: EBCDIC and the P-Bit

2013-06-21 Thread Ed Finnell
I remember the 'security paper' CIA published after MVS got B1 rating. There was a tuning paper that came out about the same time. One was green and one was yellow. Anyway, long story short, last paragraph in security report says if it's attached to a network none of this applies In a

Re: BLKSIZE=3120

2013-07-23 Thread Ed Finnell
Riddle me this. Which one transfers fastest? RU size maxbufrs, transmission speed,compression, Consistent, repeatable, less than 4k? In a message dated 7/23/2013 4:34:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, retired-mainfra...@q.com writes: Almost a 50% improvement. My preference is 6160

Re: Failure using Firefox to access IBM-MAIN - Connect Interupted

2014-02-25 Thread Ed Finnell
Tried with 27.01 on Win7 Pro 64bit no probs. Is your JAVA up to date? In a message dated 2/25/2014 7:33:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, david.raw...@eds.com writes: The failure is in a message box The connection to listserv.ua.edu was interrupted while the page was loading. Suspect the

Re: LPAR images not visible

2014-02-26 Thread Ed Finnell
Ew! Any power failures? I'd check the IOCDS and the HMC log while speed dialing IBM support. In a message dated 2/26/2014 2:37:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, christianfe...@gmail.com writes: Not sure what went wrong and I do not see any alerts. What could be the reason ?

Re: JES2 Job Listings

2014-02-27 Thread Ed Finnell
Big news! Keep us informed on the matriculation. Just have to start at the beginning with PROCs, PARMS, startup commands and Automation. Depending on how parms are set up, commands can be entered from nefarious places. In a message dated 2/27/2014 1:01:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,

Re: JES2 Job Listings

2014-02-28 Thread Ed Finnell
Might do a find on $TJOB in syslog to see if any gremlins show up. In a message dated 2/28/2014 3:42:07 P.M. Central Standard Time, linda.lst...@comcast.net writes: $djobclass(a),long -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: JES2 Job Listings

2014-02-28 Thread Ed Finnell
It is Friday! Was reading the hand written oper log from weekend shift circa 1969. Don't remember if it was MVT or PCP. was something like-- Booted system with green deck. Wait state occurred. Booted system with yellow deck(backup) successfully. Discarded green deck In a message

Re: [OT ] Mainframe memories

2014-03-10 Thread Ed Finnell
Guess the naming gnomes were trying to subliminally suggest it had no SS instructions. In a message dated 3/10/2014 1:56:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, et...@tulsagrammer.com writes: IBM System/360 Model 44, optimized for scientific work

Re: AUTO: Can someone turn Umberto off ?

2014-03-12 Thread Ed Finnell
Haven't got the latest, may not be a person. Pretty clever malware out and about... In a message dated 3/12/2014 8:21:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ljack...@pandrueassociates.com writes: He should be BOUNCED from the group...

Re: uploading a PDS to my PC

2014-03-13 Thread Ed Finnell
What about PROXY services? If it's FTP only can put the script in the hidden ddname and run from the controlling host. Or get ws_ftp and motor. In a message dated 3/13/2014 12:51:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gib...@wsu.edu writes: If that is not possible, then, as others have said,

Re: Locate unit address of a NON SMS volume using ISMF

2014-03-14 Thread Ed Finnell
What I do is use DEVSERV(DS) QD to map ranges before and after with VALIDATE. Cut and paste into Excel for SSID map. {QDASD},{? } {QD } {{[s][,1]|,VOL=volser}[,NOIO{[,UCB][,DCE][,SSSCB][,DPCT]}]

Re: HCD Question regarding the deletion of LPARs

2014-03-15 Thread Ed Finnell
Don't forget to update the LOAD parms to reflect new IODEFs and the considerations for DR. For safety's sake I'd schedule the POR just to keep Murphy at the oasis. In a message dated 3/15/2014 6:32:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl writes: Thnak you for the

Re: HCD Question regarding the deletion of LPARs

2014-03-18 Thread Ed Finnell
As long as it's covered, we got a plan. In a message dated 3/18/2014 1:25:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, dickbond...@gmail.com writes: whose token matches the current switched to IOCDS.Dynamic changes are really no different then doing an actual POR in that regard

Check out IBM - Archives - Documents - United States

2014-03-18 Thread Ed Finnell
_IBM - Archives - Documents - United States_ (http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/index.html) I use this on occasion to cross check. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Check out IBM - Archives - Documents - United States

2014-03-18 Thread Ed Finnell
What was it he got in trouble for? Wanted to tattoo serial numbers on the populace, guess that was pre RFID's. In a message dated 3/18/2014 3:19:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ken.porow...@cit.com writes: Watson Sr. has one liners, everyone else is paragraphs.

Re: Which fonts are being actually used?

2014-03-24 Thread Ed Finnell
It's a pretty tough assignment. They can also be specified in USERLIB on OUTPUT DD and depending on the printer may or may not be the ones used. The newer printers use 'closest available'. There's an AFP indexing tool for AFP files, but most folks don't go to the trouble. Guess I'd set up a

Support is ending for Windows XP - Microsoft Windows

2014-03-25 Thread Ed Finnell
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help?ocid=xp_eos_clie nt -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: C Compiler Library Search

2014-03-28 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah, like using spell checkThere's gobs of samples, do they work? In a message dated 3/28/2014 6:21:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, paulgboul...@aim.com writes: You're just torturing yourself. -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Query for Destination z article -- artifacts

2014-03-31 Thread Ed Finnell
We had fun with Memorex Disks. Upgraded walkie talkies for hardware techs and if they keyed to talk by the Memorex controller it would IML itself. Also after a couple of furious weekends to meet ESP commitments, went to IPL XA and it wouldn't. After looking at sense codes PSR said it's the

Re: Real programmers eat foo

2014-04-06 Thread Ed Finnell
Pecan clusters and Peach Nehi were sustenance for systems types. Dr. H Pat has a joke about them in one of his talks. Beanie Weenies and chili were popular in cooler months. There was a discount gas station close to campus and either Fritos corn chips or cheese sticks were popular snacks.

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-04-06 Thread Ed Finnell
Made a spreadsheet to get us started but can't remember how to get .csv into AOL. Always comes out as txt with no commas? In a message dated 4/6/2014 7:58:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time, robert.richa...@opm.gov writes: IBM's Host On Demand

3270 .csv spreadsheet

2014-04-07 Thread Ed Finnell
Maybe we can fill in the blanks. I just guessed and don't know about cost or cost per seat. Should be able to cut and past into Excel. Product,Vendor,Link,Site License,Cost,RFC Support,ICC Comp.,Win 7/8 Attachmate Extra Extreme 9,,,y,100,y,y,y BlueZone ,Rocket Soft,,y,100,y,y,y Host on

Re: 3270 .csv spreadsheet

2014-04-08 Thread Ed Finnell
I'm pretty flexible. I'll add a Linux Column and post as .txt attachment for my next attempt. Probably later today. In a message dated 4/7/2014 8:10:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, paulgboul...@aim.com writes: OK. Only two lines were broken. I added a colum for Linux. Adjusted some of

3270 EMULATORS W LINUX.CSV as txt attachment

2014-04-08 Thread Ed Finnell
Try II -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAINProduct Vendor LinkSite LicenseCostRFC Support ICC Comp. Win

Re: Installing IBM HTTP Server Powered by Apache

2014-04-08 Thread Ed Finnell
Check for Hipers. 'Heartbleed' bug just closed yesterday for Apache. _www.bbc.com/news/technology-26935905_ (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26935905) In a message dated 4/8/2014 3:41:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mitchd...@gmail.com writes: Further, I was able to create a new zfs

Re: NSA foils much internet encryption

2014-04-11 Thread Ed Finnell
I was watching the screen roll by on Bloomberg and it said CISCO, Juniper and Android were affected. 2/3 of Internet was quoted. In a message dated 4/11/2014 3:33:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mike.a.sch...@gmail.com writes: NSA used the Heartbeat bug for at least the last two years.

Re: Emulator Screen Size with Attachmate Extra X-treme 9.3

2014-04-14 Thread Ed Finnell
From years of experience the x'02' is the query. If that's not on, you gets what's dealt so to speak. As one of the local auto dealers says 'irregardless'. In a message dated 4/14/2014 4:55:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes:

Re: Dumps when starting Started Tasks

2014-04-15 Thread Ed Finnell
Sometimes EREP data can provide enough to distinguish the stomper from the stompees. Active PSW REGs and a few lines of failing module can be enough to see where it started. If it's vendor code they might have seen it before or know under what conditions it can be caused. The DB/2 folks

Re: Emulator Screen Size with Attachmate Extra X-treme 9.3

2014-04-15 Thread Ed Finnell
Good catch, My old yellow notes just had PSERVIC starting with x'0280' as queryable. The next page describes the entries... In a message dated 4/15/2014 6:41:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jch...@ussco.com writes: Actually, it's the x'80' that contains the query bit. The x'02'

Re: Forget: Sorting CSV data that begins with an IP address

2014-04-17 Thread Ed Finnell
The other fork in the road(Slawson cutoff) is what's the purpose? Most printer vendors have monitors available or downloadable. For availability whats_up _www.ipswitch.com_ (http://www.ipswitch.com) is pretty flexible. In a message dated 4/17/2014 2:32:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: IBM APA

2014-04-18 Thread Ed Finnell
Back to some of Ray Wicks old SHARE papers. The Big Pitcher come to mind. Today's tuning is an amalgam of hardware, software, architecture and prestidigitation. Craig Mullins has new v6 of DB2 Guide thru v9 and v10. http://www.craigsmullins.com/cm-book.htm He references some available tools

Re: 50th Anniversary Video

2014-04-22 Thread Ed Finnell
Might have to lop off the under scores. Here's tiny http://tinyurl.com/mnjew7d In a message dated 4/22/2014 4:19:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, eamacn...@yahoo.ca writes: ERROR couldn't resolve host name -- For

Re: Beyond the EC12

2014-04-25 Thread Ed Finnell
My suspicion is: ZFH3FF-z/Fog Horn 3rd Gen 255 processors and will be end of line for Z. To be sup'd by VCN4FFF-Virtual Cumulo nimbus 4th gen 1023 engines. Well it is Friday! In a message dated 4/25/2014 1:25:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl writes: My

Re: 3590 tape drives

2014-04-29 Thread Ed Finnell
In the olden days, what normally happened was the maint. fee would just go up until it became an albatross. As upgrades were done, we managed to carve maint costs out of the agreements with longer term arrangements. In a message dated 4/29/2014 3:19:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: Android TN3270 client

2014-05-01 Thread Ed Finnell
Eat bleu cheese? In a message dated 5/1/2014 1:43:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, featse...@gmail.com writes: Not sure what a bluetooth mouse would do?! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: SMS: managing overflow (Quiesced) volumes in each Storage Group

2014-05-01 Thread Ed Finnell
Associative memory is remarkable. Lets us store away stuff without having to keep it in the active heap. Likewise the flow has contributed to my knowledge and reinforced the concepts and understanding I've gleaned over the years. The list will be coming up on it's 28th birthday in June.

Re: List age

2014-05-01 Thread Ed Finnell
Forgot two's complement. Started in June of '86. In a message dated 5/1/2014 5:16:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gib...@wsu.edu writes: It was at least 29 years old as of March. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: VATLST ISSUE

2014-05-05 Thread Ed Finnell
Before converting to RACF, the UNIT in UADS used to bite me during conversions and upgrades. I'd have a TSODA or TSTDA Esoteric and during conversion I'd invariably overlay UADS. Tempus fugit...Put a SYSALLDA in master user with a nekkid Logon proc. In a message dated 5/5/2014 2:11:31

Re: REXX EDIT of Source Code

2014-05-06 Thread Ed Finnell
All in the wrist...this may get garbled in listeration. It's in the manual. Default Bounds by dataset type: begin quote --- If you do not explicitly set bounds, the editor uses the default bounds. These bounds change as the number mode changes. If you have changed the bounds

Re: z10 IPL from Utility Tape

2014-05-07 Thread Ed Finnell
Think the key is get a working VM system by whatever means available. From there validate IO config. Attach a few devices and see if they've got any data. Make a z/OS guest with required devices and see if it will fly. In a message dated 5/7/2014 5:54:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: FW: FW: z10 IPL from Utility Tape

2014-05-08 Thread Ed Finnell
The OP was the z/OS Lpar wouldn't activate after power outage with apparent configuration issues. All the backups are DDF images. The support structure recommends reloading the DS6800. They've been down for weeks at this site and is 1300 miles from mother ship. In a message dated

Re: SCLM

2014-05-13 Thread Ed Finnell
Redbooks and SHARE are good learning experiences. I've got SG247392 penciled in for Redbooks and if you want more modern, this Boston SHARE on SCLM to RDZ conversion is a good starting place. https://share.confex.com/share/121/webprogram/Session13687.html Both have 'further reading'

Re: z10 IPL from Utility Tape - FIXED

2014-05-15 Thread Ed Finnell
Almost sounds like it was in CE mode! In a message dated 5/15/2014 4:47:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jo.skip.robin...@sce.com writes: Except maybe Bob Shannon, who suggested that your DASD subsystem was broken. Easy fix, at least. .

Re: Customizing ISPF panel

2014-05-17 Thread Ed Finnell
I'm with Bob on this. What's wrong with RACF reset password? Anyway, ==Panelid on will tell names of where you are. Your Rexx will go in a PDS in SYSexec concatenation and the panel will go in the ISPPLIB. For test use option 7 to invoke your command and/or display the new stuff. In a

Re: OT, but interesting.

2014-05-19 Thread Ed Finnell
This showed up yesterday on BBC News regarding Colossus reunion. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27294569 In a message dated 5/19/2014 8:14:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jcew...@acm.org writes: 1951 and that LEO wasn't functional until Fall 1951. However, LEO was functional at its

Re: non-IBM: SONY new tape storage - 185 Terabytes on a tape.

2014-05-19 Thread Ed Finnell
Topic drift alert! We had a PhD candidate come in to Help Desk in tears(circa 1986). She was typing her dissertation on her PC and storing each chapter on a floppy then pinning to fridge with kitchen magnet. They were sent off for recovery but only got a portion back. Some of the new rare

Re: VSAM question/problem

2014-05-20 Thread Ed Finnell
What are SHR options? In a message dated 5/20/2014 4:21:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rpomm...@sfgmembers.com writes: I can't say for sure, but my guess is there's something 'not-quite-right' in the enqueueing logic that is supposed to be protecting the dataset from being updated by

Re: Restoration of IAM datasets

2014-05-26 Thread Ed Finnell
Still miss Bruce Black. Anyway last time I tried, think you have to specify same number of Vols for Restore as were spanned on input. _support@fdrinnovation.com_ (mailto:supp...@fdrinnovation.com) is usually rapid response. In a message dated 5/26/2014 3:05:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: An LLA managed dataset automatically generates CSV019I abend

2014-05-29 Thread Ed Finnell
In the general scheme of things defaults in IEASYSxx are LNKAUTH=LNKLST and for CSVLLAxx -LNKLST- And with no parms a FREEZE is done on all LNKLST. Guess I could see where updates could get out of SYNC. From !.13 Init and Tuning ref.: --- quote --- -LNKLST- can be used to designate a list

Check out BBC News - Apple devices 'hijacked for ransom' in Australia

2014-05-30 Thread Ed Finnell
_BBC News - Apple devices 'hijacked for ransom' in Australia_ (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27588972) Coming to America? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: non-IBM: SONY new tape storage - 185 Terabytes on a tape.

2014-05-31 Thread Ed Finnell
Duplex. In a message dated 5/31/2014 6:37:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rob.schr...@gmail.com writes: Is there such a thing as RAID S tape storage? Thus helping to ensure data integrity in the face of a tape loss? --

Re: CBT Tape loaded into an INFOMVS database

2014-06-02 Thread Ed Finnell
One of larger shops in Atlanta used to load IBM-Main into INFO/MVS but don't know if they continued the practice after the split out of Archives.(2004). I used to enjoy it when it was part of IBMLINK(hardware). Something went goofy at Almaden and they axed the server and couldn't find a

Re: Destination z article: Artifacts -- Holding on to History

2014-06-05 Thread Ed Finnell
http://www.mxg.com/thebuttonman/index.htm In a message dated 6/5/2014 11:28:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, dasdbi...@comcast.net writes: Holy horrors, Batman! You omitted Barry Merrill's very hefty white lab coat, covered outside and in with buttons.

Re: Netview 6.1 install

2014-06-08 Thread Ed Finnell
Info APAR OA42162 sums it up pretty well. SMP/E should tell you where the modules were installed. This DSN should be in LPALIST. The APAR describes how to add to running system with LPA ADD. In a message dated 6/8/2014 1:46:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes:

Re: Demonstrating Moore's law

2014-06-10 Thread Ed Finnell
From Wiki: Z12 chipset: Description[_edit_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IBM_zEC12_(microprocessor)action=editsection=1) ] The chip measures 597.24 mm2 and consists of 2.75 billion _transistors_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor) fabricated in IBM's _32 nm_

Re: Demonstrating Moore's law

2014-06-10 Thread Ed Finnell
Sorry I just did cut and paste from Wiki. Looked OK in composition. Think listserv may have intervened. Z12: chip measures 597.24 mm2 and consists of 2.75 billion transistors. Z10: The chip measures 21.7×20.0 mm and consists of 993 million transistors. In a message dated 6/10/2014

Re: To subscribe to the IBMTCP-L mailing list

2014-06-11 Thread Ed Finnell
If you know a List's name you can send to any Listserv node. To look up a List use the Catalist Icon on lsoft Home page Community. For icmtcp-l this is in the footnote. The archives are kepts in normal Listserv archives, and are available via a web interface at

Check out IBM Said Near Deal With Globalfoundries for Chip-Making - Bloomberg

2014-06-11 Thread Ed Finnell
_IBM Said Near Deal With Globalfoundries for Chip-Making - Bloomberg_ (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-10/ibm-said-near-deal-with-globalfounderie s-for-chip-making-unit.html) Not sure about details(or facts for that matter). Anyway, things are ashakin'. WSJ reports sale to finance

Re: Destination z: Cherished Computer Memories

2014-06-12 Thread Ed Finnell
IIRC there were 'Button men'. In Dr. Merrill's absence they would wear the Button Coat. I'm not sure of the hierarchy. Barry Lewis was one in early nineties.. In a message dated 6/12/2014 1:58:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, g...@gabegold.com writes: ...thanks, IBM-Main, for reminder

Check out BBC Newsbeat - New emojis coming to smartphones after Unicode updat

2014-06-19 Thread Ed Finnell
_BBC Newsbeat - New emojis coming to smartphones after Unicode update_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/27887662) (Almost Friday). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: HP P4015tn paper tray selection

2014-06-25 Thread Ed Finnell
Irfanview at _www.irfanview.com_ (http://www.irfanview.com) is small, free and has plug ins for several viewers. Saved my bacon on several occasions. We had an Info Print 40 and an HP in the print room for the Applications developers. Got a call about the separator pages. Turns out one of

Re: setprog command RACF issue

2014-06-26 Thread Ed Finnell
NASA had a large scientific library. We got a summer grant for something and one of the PFCSKs was in awe so we were headed out the door for lunch and he typed up a few cards and we went out. Came back and he was looking for output. It's on the cart. Fourteen boxes of green bar with a big

Re: ECSA Survey

2014-06-30 Thread Ed Finnell
Omegamon used to have a 'Tuning report' that would make recommendations? Now we just reboot. In a message dated 6/30/2014 4:57:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, william.skel...@efirstbank.com writes: Small shop, about 120 MB of ECSA allocated, 66 MB in use. About 140 address spaces. Not

Re: ECSA Survey

2014-06-30 Thread Ed Finnell
What if we did a real survey with zoomerang or survey monkey? Maybe too many outliers to be repeatable. In a message dated 6/30/2014 8:27:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, charl...@mcn.org writes: Awesome guys! Keep 'em coming! Thanks!

Re: New Survey - Please SHARE Your Experience!

2014-07-02 Thread Ed Finnell
Ooohh, that's what I'm talkin' about! Looking forward to tally. If we had ECSA it would be perfect! 'Ifs and buts' In a message dated 7/2/2014 9:54:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, cwwalke...@gmail.com writes: also presented at SHARE in Pittsburgh at session 15567: Exploiting z/OS -

Check out IBM Redbooks | IBM Redbooks Mobile App

2014-07-07 Thread Ed Finnell
_IBM Redbooks | IBM Redbooks Mobile App_ (http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/pages/mobileapp?Open) There's also a link for EPUBs format, but haven't tried it. _www.redbooks.ibm.com_ (http://www.redbooks.ibm.com) --

Re: INFO IBM-MAIN

2014-07-07 Thread Ed Finnell
Right string baby, but wrong yoyo? email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN In a message dated 7/7/2014 5:32:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rkueb...@tsys.com writes: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For

Re: TSO Test does not support 65-bit debugging?

2014-07-07 Thread Ed Finnell
Back in the eighties support was added to VM ISPF to 'choose your editor' in an attempt to bridge the chasm. In a message dated 7/7/2014 5:39:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net writes: ISPF has EDIT facilities that XEDIT is missing, and vice versa.

Re: Check out IBM Redbooks | IBM Redbooks Mobile App

2014-07-07 Thread Ed Finnell
Don't remember the demographics of the 600+ available. Seems to be 'most popular'. Still very welcome. In a message dated 7/7/2014 7:25:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ibm-m...@tpg.com.au writes: Haven't bothered with the mobile app, but I really appreciate the decision to produce the

Check out Winter 2014 Anaheim: Exploiting z/OS - Tales From the MVS Survey

2014-07-10 Thread Ed Finnell
_Winter 2014 Anaheim: Exploiting z/OS - Tales From the MVS Survey_ (https://share.confex.com/share/122/webprogram/Session15044.html) This was last MVS Survey. About 2.3Mb pdf. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: SMP/E APPLY CHECK failing

2014-07-10 Thread Ed Finnell
Looks like a DB/2 APPLY. Don't think it updates SCEELKED but needs the PDS to resolve the BIND. Do a find on DDDEFS to see where it's pointing. Modify ZONE to specify SHR as DISP. In a message dated 7/10/2014 3:14:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Check out IBM to invest $3 bln for chip research and development - Tech2

2014-07-11 Thread Ed Finnell
_IBM to invest $3 bln for chip research and development - Tech2_ (http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/ibm-invest-3-bln-chip-research-development-22 7132.html) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: SMP/E APPLY CHECK failing?

2014-07-11 Thread Ed Finnell
Don't ya think it's just rerun from generated JCL trying to get around incomplete SMP/E DDDEFs? In a message dated 7/11/2014 3:00:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, m...@mzelden.com writes: I for one like to include the SYSOUT DDs because I don't like separate output for each SET

Re: Cleanup Sort Volumes

2014-07-14 Thread Ed Finnell
Don't remember when it started. Maybe DB/2 v5 or so, some of the utility jobs started shipping with DISP=(MOD,DELETE,CATLG) for the some of the intermediate files-supposedly for rerun purposes. Naturally it was the big honkers that failed blocking the pool until it got rectified. In a

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