Booting an IBM MP 3000 S/390 System

[Guy Sotomayor]

z/OS is a licensed product from IBM (read $$$'s involved). Generally you 
can't run anything newer
than MVS 3.8j on Hercules.  See the Hercules website 
(http://www.hercules-390.eu). It has links
to other sites where you can get various OS's and other programs that 
can be legally run.

Note that there is a "turnkey" system for MVS 3.8j that is set up for 
Hercules that has an ISPF-like
clone.  I have that set up to run on my Mac.  I also have the VM/370 
"sixpack" installed as well
when I want to run VM/370.

The version of z/OS installed on my MP3000 does have ISPF (along with 
lots of other program
products) installed.

TTFN - Guy

On 8/10/15 2:33 PM, Sean Caron wrote:
> Does it include ISPF? Using MVS is a bear without it...
>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzinia at tin.it> wrote:
>
>> Well, there's a z/os image for hercules, floating around....
>>
>> -----Messaggio originale-----
>> Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] Per conto di Kevin
>> Monceaux
>> Inviato: lunedì 10 agosto 2015 21:55
>> A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>> Oggetto: Re: Booting an IBM MP 3000 S/390 System
>>
>> Guy,
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 11:20:42PM -0700, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
>>
>>> I spent some time today and made a video of my MP 3000 system booting
>>> up to z/OS.  The video is here: http://youtu.be/WnJmeQR0GQU.
>> Sadly I'll have to wait until I get home to watch it.  YouTube is blocked
>> where I work.  I suspect I'll be experiencing extreme envy as I watch it.
>> The closest I have is Hercules running the OSes freely available to
>> hobbyists.  Just one thing - one doesn't boot z/OS, one IPL's z/OS.  :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Kevin
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>>
>> What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works!
>> Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum.
>>
>>