From: Brian Densmore (DensmoreB@ctbsonline.com)
Date: 08/16/01


Message-ID: <6995627CB46CD311BB960008C75690FC16A855@CTBS_HQ1>
From: Brian Densmore <DensmoreB@ctbsonline.com>
Subject: RE: NewsForge  Secretaries use Linux, taxpayers save millions
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:32:06 -0500

I'm a soon to be ex-mainframer. Next week we will flip the switch and move
all the users from a mainframe to the new NT server we created to replace
it. If this doesn't work right is anyone looking for a mainframer with
Windows and Linux experience? :'o>

Brian

PS Any here ever actually used Linux on a OS/390?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JD Runyan [mailto:jrunyan@nccsun2.ncc.ag.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:39 AM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: NewsForge Secretaries use Linux, taxpayers save millions
>
>
> I work in a mostly mainframe shop, and they are in the planning stages
> of lauching Linux to provide customer services.
>
> On Thu, Aug , at 10:08:48AM -0500, Jeffrey A. McCright wrote:
> > Anybody seen a mainframer around here??? =)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Herrmann [mailto:b3d@kc.rr.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 7:40 PM
> > To: kclug@kclug.org
> > Subject: Re: NewsForge Secretaries use Linux, taxpayers
> save millions
> >
> >
> >
> > Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> >
> >
> > > installation as it would to configure a Linux
> installation. More and more
> > > offices are returning to the model of a centralised
> computing resource
> > > instead of having to support distributed individual PC's,
> and *NIX,
> > > including Linux, fits that model much better than MS' products.
> >
> > Enter Linux on z/OS and OS/390!
> >
> > Just had to put in that comment. ;-)
> >
> > Jim Herrmann
> >
> >
> >
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