Re: New Mainframe Blog Site -- mainframeblogger.com

On 4/26/2008 at 5:31 PM, in message
<HXOQj.574248$us.220264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, William M.
Klein<wmklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Only because Pete made humorous comments about ISPF, I thought he (and
maybe
others) might want to look at:


http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ispzu261/2.2.
7.1
or

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ispzug61/2.4.2



(for example)

Notice that is supports both GUI and non-GUI and is intended for
"network" (and
workstation) work via ISPF.

I haven't used this personally, but did want to make certain that others
know
that the (IBM) mainframe development environment isn't what it was
several
decades ago.

I have used the ISPF Workstation Agent, and it's pretty much a joke.
Looks like it was developed based on OS/2 GUI standards in the early 90s and
not updated since.

Good idea, poorly implemented.

(yes, we have a small z/OS system in house now.)

Frank

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