Re: MINIMUM OS WISHLIST

--- In hercules-advocacy-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Peter D. Ward" 
<pdw@xxxx> wrote:
>Dino Jr wrote:
>>Instead of fighting about what is or isn't legal let's try a
>>different, more constructive, subject...
>>TYPE C:  Tinkering Mainframers
>>Individuals who want a Sandbox of their very own. Subtypes of
>>this range from "start-up" software companies to the console
>>operator who has an idea for a utility program to make the job
>>easier and want's to be a hero at work for providing a
>>ready-made solution (subject to QR and CM of course).
>I think this subgroup (which I think of as the "sysprog group")
>is the most likely to be addressed by IBM sooner than the
>others.  (The developer is already addressed but at a $13K
>buy-in together with AD-CD loan -- whether or not this proves
>too much for the small independed ISV is still an open question,
>but plenty of "start-ups" have gone for it)    The problem with
>designing a solution package for the sysprog group is that
>commonly their needs require that the company's software stack
>be duplicated on the sandbox, which is much different than
>loaning out an AD-CD package.
>PDW

    The problem with designing a solution package
 for the sysprog "group" is easy.  Just get FSI and
 IBM to cut their price.  A Flex box would be a great
 departmental machine.

    What I want is a personal programmer box.
 Each and every system and application programmer
 should have their own copy of zOS, zVM, or VSE on
 their desktop, laptop, and home PC.
 Flex won't do it.
 Most programmers suffer with Windows.
 Flex so far has refused to do Windows.

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