>>> On 4/26/2008 at 5:31 PM, in message
<HXOQj.574248$us.220264@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, William M.
Klein<wmklein@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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
