IBM Mainframe

[Lee Courtney]

Nice video, took me back to my mainframe operator days. When I make a video
I try to adhere to three rules that greatly increase the quality and
effectiveness:

1. Use a tripod - I use a couple of cell phone cameras and have tripods to
hold them steady and keep them on-shot
2. Make sure you have adequate lighting - nothing worse than "here is this
and that", but we just see black
3. Have a script - I write down what I want to show, sequence, and block
and time the shots. For example, when something appears on the screen I
make sure it stays in a shot long enough for the viewer to read.

Lee C.

On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Sean Caron <scaron at umich.edu> wrote:

> Sorry, let me not hand-wave and just give a link:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMgyrZm87A
>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Sean Caron <scaron at umich.edu> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, the fellow in the video shows that; it looks like the system is
> > totally dependent on the OS/2 based front-end processor. I wonder if he
> is
> > a list member? Maybe he can help out if you are missing software; I don't
> > know if you have ever seen the videos on Youtube; they are pretty easy to
> > find.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Sean
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Mike Ross <tmfdmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Well, you know they use  a custom OS/2-based front end, much like a
> >> 'real' mainframe SE/HMC? That thing is an absolute nightmare of arcane
> >> IBM complexity; that's where all my problems were, no way no how could
> >> I get the damn CPU to initialise... good luck, unless you have a
> >> running box freshly switched off (which mine was supposed to be!)
> >> you'll need it!
> >>
> >> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Yes it was!  I'm getting another one as soon as Will makes his trip
> out
> >> > West.  I had intended
> >> > for this one as spares.
> >> >
> >> > Great!  My concern has been getting S/W for them.  I don't know what's
> >> on
> >> > them (yet).
> >> >
> >> > TTFN - Guy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 5/2/15 12:25 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh was this the one on epay last week? I nearly went for that
> myself! I
> >> >> have two (one for spares) but major issues getting it operational. I
> do
> >> >> have pretty complete docs and software, so we should probably stay in
> >> >> touch!
> >> >>
> >> >> Mike
> >> >> On 2 May 2015 3:06 pm, "Guy Sotomayor" <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I just received my first IBM mainframe.  It's an IBM Multiprise 3000
> >> >>> model
> >> >>> 7060-H30.  It's a a P/390 class machine.  It has 6 18GB drives and 3
> >> 9 GB
> >> >>> drives.  I'll be posting some pictures on my website soon.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Getting it home was interesting since the freight companies can't
> made
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> drive from the main roads to my house (curse of living out in the
> >> >>> country)
> >> >>> so I had to run down to the shipping depot (about 60 miles away) and
> >> have
> >> >>> them load up the pallet into the bed of my pickup truck which meant
> >> >>> getting
> >> >>> it out without a forklift was going to be interesting!  It wasn't
> >> until I
> >> >>> got home that I realized that it was packed in the original crate
> from
> >> >>> IBM!  It even had the original uncrating instructions stuffed into
> the
> >> >>> crate...which wasn't particularly useful!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Overall it appears to be in really good shape.  There were also a
> >> number
> >> >>> of other "goodies" in the crate including some new in the bag
> >> bus-and-tag
> >> >>> cables.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> It'll be a bit before I can power it up and see what's there
> because I
> >> >>> have to find an SVGA monitor and a PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> TTFN - Guy
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> http://www.corestore.org
> >> 'No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother.
> >> Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame.
> >> For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see.'
> >>
> >
> >
>



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