[rescue] Divide and conquer

[vance at neurotica.com]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, Shirker wrote:

> > > > using "classic" mainframe I/O (CICS) and use "classic" databases
> > > (IMS or But... but... CICS is *cool*!
> > YES! ;^)
>
> Seeing all this has prodded my memory: my work uses 1471-clone terminals
> going to some mainframe or other a few floors down from where I work.
>
> I'd be fascinated to know what the machine is (my best guess so far is a
> System/370).
>
> Anyway, one of the screens you get has the following title:
>
> "$workname CICS TRANSACTION HANDLER"
>
> Can anyone give me a clue as to what it might be grunting away in the
> basement? ;)
>
> I've also seen positions advertised for COBOL maintenance programmers.

What version of VM or MVS are you running?

Can you ask someone?

Peace...  Sridhar