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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2005 01:48:04 PDT7
From:	jzlists <jzlists@gtdneo.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
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Colin Campbell wrote:
> jzlists wrote:
>
>> (snip)
>> I have two other answers with one question:
>> VM Systems Programmer Quiz:
>> Answer: Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and MVS
>> Alternate answer: Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Windows Me
>>
>> Same question: Name two movie stars and a dog?
>> TIA
>>
>> Jerry Garren
>
>
> Jerry,
> Good jokes are always appreciated.
>
> However, I would take exception to calling MVS a "dog", unless you are
> comparing it to later versions of IBM's top mainframe operating system,
> which were renamed to OS/390 and z/OS. IBM has continued to enhance the
> operating system regularly.
>
> The world's largest companies have used MVT, MVS, OS/390 and z/OS to
> manage their data for over four decades. I've read that something like
> 78% of all data that is kept on computers still is maintained on the IBM
> mainframe hardware and software. If the OS were really a "dog", would
> this be the case?
>
> Of course, I could be biased, since I spent 36 years programming on this
> hardware / software.
> Colin
Colin,
MVS is only a 'dog' from the perspective of a VM bigot.
MVS bigots within IBM gave VM a hard time and tried to kill
it over and over. Maybe they finally did!
Since I became an OS/2 bigot I have not looked back at VM.
Well, I still use Kedit 'cause it is a clone of Xedit.
But then I'd still be using SOAP if I could.
I don't think MVS bigots are 'dogs', they are just
MVS bigots.
Jerry

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