Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
As a travel company, we ran a reservations system by day ( CICS c 100 x 3270 terminals ).
Overnight batch accounting, reports, backups overnight and development and testing streams.
CICS programs
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Steve Shepherd
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Hi Steve!
This is so cool! Do you have any more stories about working on 370? What type of programs usually was batched through the day? Business stuff? Scientific?
I know that ENIAC was used to
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Andre
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
As an operator I learnt assembler on a 370/138 on dos/vs after reading Sharon K Tuggle’s Assembler Language Programming book. On night shifts I would squeeze in a few programs in BG.
To drive it
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Steve Shepherd
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
The Principles of Operation manual is an absolute must for assembly
language programming. ?You simply can not program in assembler without
it.
At the moment you are struggling with how to get the
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Harold Grovesteen
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Dear Mike,
I have to say, i am a big fan of moshix and Rene Ferland.
So i am pretty familiar with 370VM 6pack and DOS/VS installation under it.
But i appreciate your advice.
Sincerely,
Andre
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Andre
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
I would also suggest that you download and run the VMr6 package from
http://www.vm370.org/VM/V1R1.2
The VM forum is here :
/g/h390-vm
Vm, is the easiest IBM os to get up and running
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Mike Stramba
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Tommy Sprinkle's site is all in assembler code
As for the "rc" scripts, nothing is stopping you from opening them in your
favorite editor to look /change
whatever.
You will see that most of the rc
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Mike Stramba
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Hello Mike!
Thank you for replying. Tommy Sprinkles site looks very interesting, but maybe i should end up learning assembly language first.
Also, you know what? I already finished DOS360 sysgen by
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Andre
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Andre,
Here are a couple of sites you may be interested in
http://tommysprinkle.com/txxos/
Tommy Sprinkle's site is not directly related to dos/vs, but it is very
educational in showing how the
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Mike Stramba
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Joe,
Wow! This is a good start. I am excited! Now, i can finish Bill's book! That is very helpful, thank you.
I'll be back! :)
Best wishes,
Andre
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Andre
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Re: Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Andre -
Before you try to leap to the mainframe, I would suggest that you first
follow this: https://github.com/adelosa/learnasm370
This uses the newer z390 package by Don Higgins.
Once you are
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Joe Monk
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Going back to the future and writing programs for mainframes in the process
Hello Everyone,
My name is Andre, and i am new ibmuser. All my life i thought that Altair 8800 was the "first" computer, but then i have learned about mainframes. :)
My interest grew stronger and
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Andre
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Hello List.
Thanks To All, for your advices, tips..
We have fixed this issue, the problem was zVSE Restore Job using vtape.? We have wrong JCL sentences.
Winner jos is RESTVT-
Bad job? is
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m_tabares_s@...
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Jay.
I become back? with all info regarding this issue.
Meanwhile we tried several scenarios:
1) one little aws
2) one big aws
3) TAPESRVR with high priority and 400 MB VSE memory
4) SET Windows
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m_tabares_s@...
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
You should be using the one that was shipped in IJSYSRS.SYSLIB for your
z/VSE version.
TAPESRVR.Z
Save it as TAPESRVR.ZIP on your server then unzip.
John
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Sincerely,
John Imholte
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John Imholte
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Hi Jay,,
We are collecting all information.
I forget some vse command to punch member from Ollx Vollie and from? VSE Queues,? I am reviewing vse manuals? , in order to FTP them in .TXT
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m_tabares_s@...
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Thks for your time John.
We use Vtape server 5.1 PM55958. Running on Windows Server 2019.
I am collecting all information to send it.
Regards.
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m_tabares_s@...
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Hello!
Fine. I did not know that. But we did (and still do) need more
information to continue. We can leave the rest alone.
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Gregg Levine
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Helpful hint for Manuel:
* https://github.com/SDL-Hercules-390/hyperion/issues/373
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Software Development Laboratories
http://www.softdevlabs.com
mail:
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Fish Fish
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Re: VTAPE Data handler Initialization Failed
Manual, I see that you have z/VSE 4.3.
What version of the VTAPE server are you running?
John Imholte
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John Imholte
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John Imholte
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