6 Apr
2013
6 Apr
'13
3:39 p.m.
On 6-apr-2013 23:29, William Donzelli wrote:
What you say is true - most people, even
professionals, do not know
what a mainframe was or is. The problem is that you are not observing
things as they are. Much of this is due to the outlook that Unix (and
Windows) people have - you assume the mainframe is dead, so you look
no further, and continue assuming the mainframe is dead. The mainframe
will not find you, and will not inform you.
Not how capitalism typically works, though.
In the mainframe market, being invisible has
advantages.
In the /market/ market, it has serious disadvantages.
No, and some mainframe people think this is a problem.
I think it
would be great to have some sort of program. However, IBM is quite
protective of its IP.
Why and how would it harm its IP, wouldn't it expand it or give
it a wider user base? Especially also considering the fact that
illicit copies of "z" operating systems are reportedly floating
around on the internet.
Seriously, what is it with this weird 'elitism'? ('Mainframe
royalty'?)
That would be due to the educational system. Before
Unix ruled
universities, VMS did (and other DECthings).
Not sure, but it's pretty much a Windows-dominated mess now.
(With here and there also the token OS X system, although a
bit pricey.)
Fortunately, many education mills allow their students to
purchase any laptop. But, often if it doesn't have Windows
installed or running inside some virtualized environment,
it can be at the student's disadvantage (as I've also
experienced myself).
- MG