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Re: Miniskirts and mainframes

From Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Miniskirts and mainframes
Date 2015-08-20 07:32 +0100
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in 651215 20150819 130047 Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> wrote:
>On Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:04:38 +0100, Kerr Mudd-John wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 09 Aug 2015 01:34:10 +0100, John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> I would contend that perhaps mainframes had (and have) more archaic
>>>>> operating systems!
>>>
>>> I dunno, the software for the PDP-8 was pretty rudimentary.
>>>
>>>> When did IBM stop using JCL? Or have they?
>>>
>>> z/OS still uses it.  Google for ibm z/os jcl and you'll find the
>>> manuals.
>>>
>> JCL was dreadful (1980s era anyhow) I guess I just got used to it; then
>> was startled at how simple ICL's equivalent was (George?).
>
>The language used on VME wasn't that good.
>
>How many IBMers used REXX? (I still do, as a scripting language)

Me too, just got ooRexx running on my Raspberry Pis.  Luxury!

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Re: Miniskirts and mainframes "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2015-08-19 11:04 +0100
  Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-08-19 12:00 +0000
    Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-19 13:04 +0000
      Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-19 09:59 -0400
        Re: Miniskirts and mainframes mausg@mail.com - 2015-08-19 14:17 +0000
    Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-08-19 15:03 +0000
      Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-08-19 21:56 +0000
        Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-08-20 06:56 +0000
    Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2015-08-20 07:32 +0100
  Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-19 07:21 -0700
    Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-19 14:52 +0000
    Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-19 11:46 -0400
      Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-19 10:21 -0700
        Re: Miniskirts and mainframes scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-08-19 17:28 +0000
        Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 07:25 -0700
      Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-19 20:08 +0000
        Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-19 16:58 -0400
          Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 07:14 -0700
            Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-21 15:31 +0000
              Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 13:55 -0400
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 12:17 -0700
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-08-21 17:18 -0500
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-08-22 00:40 +0000
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:08 -0700
            Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 12:38 -0400
              Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-21 18:59 +0100
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 14:49 -0400
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-21 21:22 +0100
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 16:56 -0400
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-08-21 18:06 -0700
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-21 21:10 +0000
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-08-21 17:22 -0500
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 12:15 -0700
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-08-21 17:20 -0500
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-08-21 23:35 -0400
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-22 21:00 +0100
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-21 16:21 -0700
              Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 12:12 -0700
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 17:01 -0400
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:04 -0700
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-22 16:28 -0400
                Re: Miniskirts and mainframes hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:42 -0700
              Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-21 21:10 +0000
    Re: Miniskirts and mainframes scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-08-19 16:06 +0000
  Re: Miniskirts and mainframes Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-19 20:57 +0100

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